Tasty Summer Party Punch Recipes

Summer is a busy time with a number of celebrations. It's a wonderful time to enjoy with your friends indoors or outdoors. The summer party can be arranged in the backyard, nearby park, at the side of a swimming pool, or on the beach.

You can make these parties joyful and exciting by serving some delicious types of punches. Given here are some sumptuous recipes to make your summer party an enjoyable affair.

Ingredients

• 5½ cups water
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2-inch piece fresh ginger
• ½ cup sugar
• 10 Celestial Seasonings Red Zinger tea bags
• 4 whole garlic cloves
• 1 navel orange (sliced)
• ¾ cup amber rum or to taste

Preparation

Peel the ginger and cut it crosswise into thin slices. Boil the water, sugar, ginger, garlic, and cinnamon stick together in a medium-sized saucepan. Stir continuously until the sugar is dissolved. Then add the tea bags and remove the pan from the heat. Keep the tea bags into the mixture until the mixture cools down.

And then discard them along with the cinnamon stick. Transfer the tea to a pitcher. Chill the tea in a covered condition at least for 12 hours or up to one day. Remove the cloves and ginger from the tea, and discard. Then add the orange slices and rum to the tea. Serve this punch over ice in stemmed glasses.

Ingredients

• 2 cups vodka
• 2 cups chilled orange juice
• 4 cups chilled cranberry juice cocktail
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• ¼ tsp. ground allspice
• ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
• 2 tbsp. Grand Marnier or other liqueur
• ⅛ tsp. ground nutmeg
• 2 oranges (thinly sliced)
• Ice cubes

Preparation

Mix all the ingredients well except the orange slices and ice cubes in large glass pitcher. Stir until well-blended. Refrigerate the mixture for about 2 hours in order to allow the flavors to blend. Fill the glasses with ice cubes. Pour the chilled punch over the cubes. Garnish each glass with thin orange slices and serve.

Ingredients

• 1 gallon apple cider
• 2 large apples (peeled, left whole)
• 12 whole garlic cloves
• Ground nutmeg
• 2 cinnamon sticks

Preparation

Pour the apple cider into a large pot. Insert the garlic cloves into both the apples, 6 cloves in each. Then add the cinnamon sticks and apples to the pot; bring it to a boil. Then reduce the heat, cover the pot, and simmer over a very low heat for about 1 hour so that the flavors blend well.

You can prepare it one day ahead, cover, and refrigerate. You may rewarm it before continuing. Pour hot cider punch into mugs, and sprinkle it with nutmeg before serving.

Ingredients

• 1 quart vanilla ice cream
• 1 quart cold milk
• 1 can of lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
• 2 pints orange juice

Preparation

Place the ice cream and orange juice in a punch bowl. Pour the milk and lemon-lime soda into the bowl, stir gently, and serve immediately.

The mentioned recipes will definitely help you up the ante in summer celebrations this year. Enjoy!