Champagne Fruit Punch
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Recipe: #3182
November 28, 2011
Categories: Alcohol, Fruit, Cranberry, Peach, Strawberry, Appetizers, North American, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Rim, Cooking For A Crowd, Make-Ahead, No-Cook, Quick Meals, Brunch, Christmas, Easter, Entertaining, Fall/Autumn, July 4th, Ladies Luncheon, New Years, Regional Holiday, Romantic Dinner, Summer, Thanksgiving, Wedding, Winter, Blender, Refrigerator, Vegetarian more
"I had one guest say that i had better keep count of how many servings guests have because this goes down so easy and light."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (158.2 g)
- Calories 49.4
- Total Fat - 0.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 0 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 405 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 11.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.5 g
- Sugars - 10.6 g
- Protein - 0.7 g
- Calcium - 39.8 mg
- Iron - 0.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 31.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step 1
Thaw fruit at room temp, do not drain. Place fruit and juice in a blender or food processor bowl. Add sugar, cover and blend or process till smooth.
Step 2
To remove strawberry seeds, pour through a fine sieve or a sieve lined with a double thickness of cotton cheesecloth.
Step 3
Put the pureed fruit in a 2 quart pitcher. Stir in orange juice and lemon or lime juice. The punch can be prepared to this point, covered and chilled in the frige overnight or till serving time.
Step 4
Slowly stir in the champagne or sparkling wine, or pineapple juice. Each serving can be garnished with a sprig of rosemary or tyme and a few cranberries or strawberries; (or save some of the fruit you pureed to garnish.)
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.