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Sparkling Holiday Champagne Punch

Sparkling Holiday Champagne Punch

by liz · Dec 16, 2018

Sparkling Holiday Champagne Punch

This is a delightful winter holiday punch with pears, cranberries and Sparkling Wine. You can use Champagne, Prosecco, Cava, Crémant or any other type of bubbles you can find—we especially love all the latest Central Coast Sparkling Wine. If you use a drier sparkler, just use less ginger ale. You can also adjust the amount of pear juice to your taste—especially if you like a fresher, crisper libation. On the other hand, many folks prefer a sweeter punch, and pear nectar or soda will pack more punch in that area.

Sparkling Holiday Punch – recipe adapted from Meals.com

Ingredients:

  • 2-3 cups of fresh pear juice or purée (or 2 cans pear nectar or soda)
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1 can (12 oz) ginger ale, chilled
  • 1 bottle (750 ml) sparkling wine
  • 1/2 cup frozen cranberries

Directions:

PLACE nectar, cinnamon sticks, cloves and cardamom in large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes.

REFRIGERATE for 4 hours or until chilled. Remove cinnamon sticks and cloves with slotted spoon. Pour mixture into large punch bowl; stir in ginger ale. Float cranberries on top.

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Sparkling Holiday Champagne Punch
Author: Meals.com
Recipe type: Drinks
Prep time:  5 mins
Total time:  5 mins
Serves: 8 cups
 
This is a delightful winter holiday punch with pears, cranberries and Sparkling Wine.
Ingredients
  • 3 cans pear nectar
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 4 whole cloves
  • ½ teaspoon ground cardamom, (optional)
  • 1 bottle (1 liter) ginger ale, chilled
  • ½ cup frozen cranberries
Instructions
  1. PLACE nectar, cinnamon sticks, cloves and cardamom in large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes.
  2. REFRIGERATE for 4 hours or until chilled. Remove cinnamon sticks and cloves with slotted spoon. Pour mixture into large punch bowl; stir in ginger ale. Float cranberries on top.
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Filed Under: Drinks & Concoctions, Holiday Cooking, Wine Tagged With: beverage, Champagne cocktail, Champagne punch, Christmas, Christmas punch, cocktail, Holiday Punch, holiday recipe, pear, pear punch, Prosecco punch, Sparkling Punch, sparkling wine cocktail

Summer Cocktails, Pitcher Drinks & Cool Sips

Summer Cocktails, Pitcher Drinks & Cool Sips

by liz · Jun 5, 2018

Limoncello Basil Cooler recipe

You may remember from previous posts that I love a little herb in my desserts – well, I also love a little herb in my drinks. Especially basil. And cilantro. And rosemary…ok I love them all. Give me a fennel-infused bloody mary with a touch of cilantro plus all the fixins and I’m a happy girl.

I was an equally happy girl when I found these easy summer cocktail and drink recipes: one uses limoncello and basil and the other uses wine and sparkling orange mineral water. Both can be made by the pitcher for groups and parties, and you can always infuse your own personality into the drink – as I found out at a recent wine cocktail aperitivi party on California’s central coast.

For the Limoncello Basil Cooler pictured at top, you can easily follow the recipe; it’s oh so refreshing after a long day. Or, to create a South of the Border version, use 1 part margarita mix and 1 part dry white wine instead of limoncello, add fresh lime and lemon juice, and replace the basil with cilantro. You can even add a dash of Tequila! Oh Summer Cocktails how I love you all.

Limoncello Basil Cooler from Meals.com

Ingredients for 6 small servings:

  • 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh basil sprigs
  • 1 bottle (750 ml) limoncello liqueur, chilled, divided
  • 1 bottle (16.9 fluid ounces) Sparkling Natural Mineral Water
  • Crushed ice cubes
  • 6 basil sprigs for serving

Directions:

MUDDLE or smash 1/2 cup basil with 1/4 cup limoncello with a wooden spoon in a large pitcher. Add remaining limoncello and sparkling water.

FILL glasses half full with ice. Top with limoncello mixture, holding back bruised basil; garnish with basil sprig.

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Limoncello Basil Cooler
Author: Meals.com
Recipe type: Drinks
Prep time:  5 mins
Total time:  5 mins
Serves: 6
 
Fun, summery, sparkling punch!
Ingredients
  • ½ cup loosely packed fresh basil sprigs
  • 1 bottle (750 ml) limoncello liqueur, chilled, divided
  • 1 bottle (16.9 fluid ounces) Sparkling Natural Mineral Water
  • Crushed ice cubes
  • 6 basil sprigs for serving
Instructions
  1. Limoncello Basil Cooler from Meals.com
  2. Ingredients for 6 small servings:
  3. /2 cup loosely packed fresh basil sprigs
  4. bottle (750 ml) limoncello liqueur, chilled, divided
  5. bottle (16.9 fluid ounces) Sparkling Natural Mineral Water
  6. Crushed ice cubes
  7. basil sprigs for serving
  8. Directions:
  9. MUDDLE or smash ½ cup basil with ¼ cup limoncello with a wooden spoon in a large pitcher. Add remaining limoncello and sparkling water.
  10. FILL glasses half full with ice. Top with limoncello mixture, holding back bruised basil; garnish with basil sprig.
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Fruity White Wine Spritzers recipe

Another super easy crowd pleaser is this recipe for Fruity White Wine Spritzers. These take no time to put together if you just follow the recipe (a little bit hard for me!) OR you can really go crazy substituting your favorite fruit, juices and herbs to get something totally unique.

Fruity White Wine Spritzers from Meals.com

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups white wine, chilled
  • 1 cup SAN PELLEGRINO Sparkling Orange Beverage
  • Ice cubes
  • Orange slices and fresh mint sprig

Directions:

COMBINE wine and San Pellegrino in pitcher.

PLACE orange slices and mint sprig in tall glasses; fill glasses half full with ice. Top with wine and San Pellegrino mixture.

Filed Under: Drinks & Concoctions, Recipes, Summer Tagged With: herbs, Sparkling Punch, summer, summer drink, summer punch, white sangria, white wine, wine cocktail

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