3 Great Holiday Citrus Punch Ideas

Holidays are a great time to pull out all the stops and make great gourmet meals, drinks and desserts to dazzle your friends and family with at holiday parties.  Making citrus fruit punch for holiday parties not only gives you a delicious refreshing beverage to serve it gives your guests a healthy alternative to the sugary sodas, alcoholic cocktails, and spiced drinks that are so commonly served at holiday parties.  Order a fresh fruit assortment to use in making the punch and a fresh fruit tower or gift basket to use as a party decoration. You can make non alcoholic citrus punch for those who prefer not to drink alcohol and for kids, and make a punch with a little bit of an alcoholic kick for those guests that prefer to drink something stronger.  Here are three fun and easy ideas for holiday citrus fruit punch:


Simple Citrus Punch - This is a no frills basic citrus punch recipe that is appropriate for everyone.  Use fresh orange juice to get the best possible taste, or substitute super sweet Honeybell Tangelo juice for orange juice. If you want to give the punch a pretty holiday color use Blood Orange juice or Ruby Red grapefruit juice instead of orange juice. Just mix equal parts orange or citrus juice and club soda in a punch bowl. Use sliced citrus fruit as a garnish, or candy some citrus fruit peels and use those as a garnish.

Creamsicle Punch - To make this frosty take on a traditional punch use a large quantity of fresh Florida orange juice and mix it with some rainbow sherbet. Add ginger ale or club soda to add a nice fizz and you have a delicious, creamy citrus drink that your guests will love. This is a great holiday punch for kids when you want to serve something besides soda.  You can use orange sherbet instead of rainbow to intensify the citrus taste as well.


Fuzzy Navel Punch - This is a classic alcoholic punch that is perfect for holiday parties. It is also an appropriate drink for holiday brunches or New Year's Eve parties.  To make this delicious punch combine peach schnapps, champagne, ginger ale, and fresh Florida orange juice.  If you want to put a unique twist on this classic drink you can use grapefruit juice or Clementine orange juice instead of Florida orange juice. Candied orange segments or candied citrus peels are a great garnish for this punch along with a few maraschino cherries.

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