Excellent punch without alcohol! Make the day before to give the flavors time to combine.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 day |
| Total Time: | 1 day 10 mins |
| Servings: | 32 |
| Yield: | 32 (4 ounce) servings |
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- 1 quart cranberry juice
- 2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
- 3 tablespoons almond extract
- 1 (2 liter) bottle ginger ale
Instructions
- In a large container, mix together sugar, cranberry juice, pineapple juice and almond extract. Refrigerate for 1 day.
- To serve, pour juice mixture into a punch bowl. Stir in ginger ale.
Reviews
Such a hit with family parties.
Made this for the 2020 holiday season. The only thing I didn’t use was the almond extract as I didn’t have it on hand. The family loved it and now make it as a go to drink. Liked the fact of making most of it ahead of time. Thanks for the recipe
We love this punch!! I have made it many times, Great flavor we put a little less sugar four our tastes a keeper for sure!
Loved it! Made it for Thanksgiving and it was a hit.
Made this for a Halloween party, it was perfect. I made a double batch and mixed everything but the pop the night before. I had extra juice so I froze some in coffin cookie cutters to make spooky ice that floated on top. Would definitely make again.
I found that it would have tasted better without the almond.
I made this for a gathering a few days before Christmas. Used the Cran pomegranate juice. It didn’t have much flavor. My guests added Jamaican Rum to their glasses and that helped the flavor a lot. The children were ok with it as was, but they didn’t drink much. I won’t make this again.
Excellent punch!
Everyone from the kids to the adults loved it! Sharing the recipe with them so they can make it over the holi.
You do need the sugar. I think some reviewers may have used cranberry juice cocktail which is sweeter than plain cranberry juice. So if you go by the recipe add the sugar. Otherwise it is extremely tart. The almond extract makes this drink. Don’t leave it out. Everyone loved this. Even teenagers.
Made it as written and it was great! Dresses it up with citrus fruit slices and cranberries and it was a hit.
Made it exactly to the recipe for the holiday and everyone loved it.
Everybody loved it. I thought it took a LOT of almond extract but it turned out good. I made two batches and I’m glad I did, everyone wanted more. I might cut the almond down in 1/2 next time just to see how it turns out. All in all, very good punch.
I used diet Gingerale, and about half the almond flavoring. It was still great! My book club loved it and several requested the recipe!
I made this punch (without any modifications) for a Christmas party. Everyone LOVED it. Thankfully, I thought ahead and made extra because the first bowl of punch was gone in a bout a half hour. The opinion that I heard over and over was that is was not super sweet and it was refreshing. The almond extract was a stroke of genius.
Tripled the recipe to accomodate the number of guests but did not have enough Almond extract so used 1 1/2 Tablespoons and only had enough room in dispenser for 4 liters of Ginger Ale ( 2 x 2 liters). Everyone really liked the punch–no leftovers and several requests for the recipe.
This punch is awesome. I’ve made it a couple times at Holiday gatherings and it’s always a hit!
Made for a holiday party at work. Everyone raved about it!
Made this for Christmas Eve and it was good. I doubt if making 24 hours in advance made any difference in the flavors though. I placed a bottle of rum and one of citrus vodka near the punch bowl and let each person add alcohol if they desired.
This is easy and enjoyed by all when we make it. Vanilla extract can be substituted for almond as well.
Great punch! Used it for last Thanksgiving and people wanted the recipe. Definitely will use for Christmas!