Snowball Punch Food

CRAN-RASPBERRY SNOWBALL PUNCH

Steps:

• COMBINE cranberry nectar, red raspberry jam and lemon-lime soda in a large punch bowl until well combined. Using a medium sized scoop, spoon half of the ice cream over fruit mixture; stir until frothy. Top with remaining scoops of ice cream forming "ice cream snowballs" atop the froth.

SNOWBALL PUNCH

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the water and sugar; bring to a boil stirring occasionally.
• Remove from stove and add condensed milk and almond extract; stir until combined. Refrigerate the mixture until ready to use, or it can be divided and frozen for future use at this point as well.
• Place milk mixture in punch bowl (the milk mixture should be cold at this point) and add Sprite. Stir to blend. Float scoops of vanilla ice cream on top.

SNOWMAN PUNCH

Steps:

• Chill a baking sheet in the freezer for 20 minutes. Scoop the vanilla ice cream into the roundest balls you can make with an ice cream scoop and place on the chilled baking sheet. Scoop one ball of vanilla into a ball twice the size of the others. Scoop the orange sherbet into a ball half the size of the medium vanilla balls, leaving a bit of a ruffle around the bottom (this will become the snowman's hat). Reserve the remaining sherbet for another use. Freeze the balls until solid, about 1 hour, or until ready to serve. Chill a large punch bowl in the freezer until it is very cold, about 30 minutes.
• Reserve 1 medium vanilla ice cream ball and pile the rest of the medium balls in the middle of the punch bowl.
• To make the snowman, center the large vanilla ball on top of the snowball pile. Insert 5 chocolate chips in a line down one side of the large ball for buttons (press the pointy tops of the chips into the ball). Top the large ball with the reserved medium ball for the head and press in the 2 remaining chocolate chips for eyes. Add a jelly bean half for a nose. Wrap the candy belt around the neck for a scarf. Top with the orange sherbet ball for a hat. Add the mini marshmallow at the top for a pom-pom. You can assemble the snowman ahead of time and hold the punch bowl in the freezer up to 2 hours if you aren't immediately able to serve.
• Add the liquids in this order: Gin, orange liqueur, sparkling wine and seltzer. Sprinkle with the confectioners' sugar for snow. Serve the punch in coupe cocktail glasses (see Cook's Note), scooping an ice cream ball and some punch into each.