Pomegranate Champagne Punch
Nothing says a holiday party like a good punch! This one will be your go-to party starter, because it’s not too sugary and pairs beautifully with the menu. If you prefer, you could use champagne, but I use a really good sparkling wine. Slightly sweet and effervescent, the festive bubbles and rich, red pomegranate get you right into the holiday spirit!
Instructions
1. To remove the seeds from the pomegranate, score/cut around the middle of the pomegranate, cutting though the skin but not cutting it half. Tear it open and gently “crack” the halves. Place a half of pomegranate in your hand upside down over a bowl and gentle bang on it with a wooden spoon until all the seeds fall out.
2. Fill a small bowl, mold, or cake pan with the sliced oranges, mint leaves and pomegranates seeds. Fill with 4 cups of water. Place in freezer until frozen.
3. In a punch bowl, add the frozen fruit ring.
4. Add the Cointreau, ginger ale, pomegranate juice, and champagne or sparkling wine. Stir.
5. Pour into glasses and serve immediately,
TIPS & TRICKS
• Place the mold in the freezer then fill it with water.
• Ice ring will keep punch cold for several hours. Double the liquid to serve more people.
Ingredients
1 orange, skin on, thinly sliced into half moons
¼ cup mint leaves
¼ cup pomegranate seeds
¼ cup Cointreau or orange liquor
2 cups cold ginger ale
1-cup cold unsweetened pomegranate juice
1 bottle champagne or sparking wine
