Sparkling Cranberry Punch
Created by TwisSis on March 8, 2015
- Servings: 10
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 15m
- Recipe #17801
Ingredients
- 1 can (16 ounce) jellied cranberry sauce (Ocean Spray)
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 1/2 cups ginger ale (more as desired)
- 1 lemon, whole (thin sliced, optional to stud the slices w/cloves)
How to Make
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Step 1: Empty can of jellied cranberry sauce into a 2-qt saucepan. Over med-heat setting, add water & beat w/an immersion blender or hand-held mixer until sauce is melted.
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Step 2: Add sugar & continue cooking until sugar is dissolved, stirring as needed.
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Step 3: Add dried cranberries & set mixture aside to cool & plump the cranberries. Then refrigerate until well-chilled.
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Step 4: When chilled, add lemon juice, almond extract & 1 cup of ginger ale.
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Step 5: Just B4 serving, add remaining 1/2 cup ginger ale (or more as desired) & serve in frosted glasses. Garnish w/mint &/or clove-studded lemon slices, if using.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (160.6 g)
- Calories 193.4
- Total Fat - 1.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.8 g
- Cholesterol - 5 mg
- Sodium - 76.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 46 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.3 g
- Sugars - 29.3 g
- Protein - 1.4 g
- Calcium - 42.5 mg
- Iron - 0.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 17.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg