Need a Fourth of July punch recipe that brings some zing to the punch bowl? Treat your guests to the most refreshing beverage they've ever sipped! This fizzy orange lemonade spiked with red cinnamon candies is the perfect drink for spicing up celebrations on July 4th and beyond.
Firecracker Punch
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 45 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup red cinnamon candies
- 4 cups water
- 1 can (6 oz) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
- 1/3 cup frozen (thawed) orange juice concentrate (from 6-oz can)
- 1 bottle (1 liter) ginger ale
- 6 orange slices, cut in half
Instructions
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Step1In 1-quart saucepan, cook cinnamon candies and 1 cup of the water over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until candies are melted; remove from heat. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step2In large punch bowl, stir candy mixture, remaining 3 cups water, the lemonade and orange juice concentrates until well mixed. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Step3Just before serving, gently stir in ginger ale. Garnish with orange slices.
Nutrition
150
Calories
0g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
37g
Total Carbohydrate
34g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 3/4 Cup
- Calories
- 150
- Calories from Fat
- 0
- Total Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 15mg
- 1%
- Potassium
- 180mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 37g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 34g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 80%
- 80%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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