DESCRIPTION
This festive, sparkling punch uses leftover cranberry sauce and fresh ginger to zing up your favorite citrus soda or ginger ale. See the post above for great variations – with and without alcohol.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 (14 oz.) cans jellied cranberry sauce
- 2 Tbsp. finely grated fresh ginger
- 1 (2 liter) bottle chilled Sprite or ginger ale
- 5 cups prepared ice cubes
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, over medium-low heat, stir together cranberry sauce and ginger. Cook, stirring occasionally, until gel has turned to a thick liquid, about 5 minutes. Some cranberry pieces will remain.
- Pour soda into a 3-quart punch bowl or beverage dispenser. Stir in cranberry mixture and ice.
- Refrigerate or keep cold until ready to serve
Notes
- If you’re not a fan of pulp in your drinks, or want to remove the small cranberry pieces from the punch, pour the heated cranberry mixture through a fine mesh sieve, pushing the mixture through with a spoon. Discard the pulp and pour the smooth liquid into the punch bowl or drink dispenser.
- For festive ice cubes, drop fresh cranberries into the ice cube molds before adding water, then freeze as usual.