Pomegranate Champagne Punch ~ Friday’s 5 o’clock Wet Your Whistle Call!

Punch is like having a team of elves that keep the cocktails flowing. The holiday season is filled with parties, cookie swaps, and the holiday meal with family. Punch is a great way to serve a tasty drink and free you up to enjoy your guests. Add a decorative ice ring to the punch and you have a beautiful display at your holiday table. Cheers to a happy holiday gathering!

 
Pomegranate Gems 

Pomegranate Champagne Punch

from Bon Appétit December 2007

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 – 750-ml bottles chilled brut Champagne, Sparkling Wine or Prosecco
  • 1 1/2 cups white rum
  • 1 1/4 cups pomegranate juice
  • 2 large lemons, thinly sliced, divided
  • Pomegranate seeds, divided
  • Fresh mint leaves, divided
  • 1 ice ring*

Preparation: Bring 1/2 cup water and sugar to boil in small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer 5 minutes. Cool syrup completely. Combine Champagne, rum, and pomegranate juice in punch bowl. Add enough syrup to sweeten to taste. Mix in half of the lemon slices, pomegranate seeds, and mint leaves.  Add ice ring to bowl.

Ice Ring

Ice Ring Ingredients:

  • 2 (12 ounce) cans ginger ale (more if you ring is bigger)
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • Pomegranate seeds
  • Lemon Slices
  • Mint Leaves

Directions: Mix ginger ale with lemon juice. Pour 2 1/2 cups of the mixture into a 1 quart ring.  Freeze. Arrange the fruit on top of the ice. Slowly, pour remaining juice mixture over the top so that you don’t disturb your fruit decorations. If you are using a mold that is fluted on “top” make sure that you lay the fruit so that it shows best when flipped over. If mold is flat then lay fruit face up so that it shows best when placed in the punch bowl. Freeze. To unmold, run cold water around outside of the mold until it releases (don’t get water in the ice mold).

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Pomegranate Champagne Punch
Serves 12
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279 calories
31 g
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1 g
1 g
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337 g
18 g
25 g
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
337g
Servings
12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 279
Calories from Fat 6
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 1g
1%
Saturated Fat 0g
0%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 18mg
1%
Total Carbohydrates 31g
10%
Dietary Fiber 2g
10%
Sugars 25g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A
2%
Vitamin C
26%
Calcium
3%
Iron
6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
  1. 1/2 cup sugar
  2. 2 - 750-ml bottles chilled brut Champagne, Sparkling Wine or Prosecco
  3. 1 1/2 cups white rum
  4. 1 1/4 cups pomegranate juice
  5. 2 large lemons, thinly sliced, divided
  6. Pomegranate seeds, divided
  7. Fresh mint leaves, divided
  8. 1 ice ring*
Ice Ring Ingredients
  1. 2 (12 ounce) cans ginger ale (more if you ring is bigger)
  2. 1/2 cup lemon juice
  3. Pomegranate seeds
  4. Lemon Slices
  5. Mint Leaves
Instructions
  1. Bring 1/2 cup water and sugar to boil in small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer 5 minutes. Cool syrup completely. Combine Champagne, rum, and pomegranate juice in punch bowl. Add enough syrup to sweeten to taste. Mix in half of the lemon slices, pomegranate seeds, and mint leaves.
  2. Ice Ring Directions: Mix ginger ale with lemon juice. Pour 2 1/2 cups of the mixture into a 1 quart ring. Freeze.
  3. Arrange the fruit on top of the ice. Slowly, pour remaining juice mixture over the top so that you don't disturb your fruit decorations. If you are using a mold that is fluted on “top” make sure that you lay the fruit so that it shows best when flipped over. If mold is flat then lay fruit face up so that it shows best when placed in the punch bowl. Freeze.
  4. To unmold, run cold water around outside of the mold until it releases (don’t get water in the ice mold).
  5. Add ice ring to bowl.
Adapted from Bon Appétit December 2007
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calories
279
fat
1g
protein
1g
carbs
31g
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Adapted from Bon Appétit December 2007
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