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Top down view of red punch in glass pitcher with sliced oranges and strawberries.

The Best Party Punch

Yield: 20 1-cup servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 64-ounce jug cran-raspberry juice
  • 64-ounce jug fruit punch (NOT Hawaiian Punch)
  • 32-ounce jug pineapple-orange juice (see note)
  • 1 to 1 ½ liters ginger ale (optional)

Instructions 

  • Combine everything together in a pitcher and serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve. If making ahead, add ginger ale right before serving.
  • The punch recipe can be increased or decreased as needed using this simple formula: TWO parts cran-raspberry juice to TWO parts fruit punch to ONE part pineapple-orange juice. For every gallon of juice mixed, add 1 to 1 1/2 liters ginger ale, if desired.

Notes

Pineapple-Orange Juice: I usually use Langer's brand juice because it's easily found at my local grocery store(s) and I like the taste of the juice blends. My favorite juice to use for the pineapple-orange juice is Langer's pineapple-orange-guava blend. If you can't find that, use another pineapple-orange juice blend (or if that blend isn't available, straight pineapple juice will work). 
Ginger Ale: the ginger ale is completely optional, but adds a yummy, fizzy dimension if that's what you want. You can add more or less ginger ale, to taste.
Fruit Punch: as stated in the ingredient list, Hawaiian Punch is NOT preferred here. The definitive flavor overpowers the entire punch concoction (and not in a good way, in my opinion).