Recipes

Southern Breeze Punch

Southern Breeze Punch

Raspberry ice cubes can be made in advance and stored in freezer bags in the freezer until ready to serve.
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Ingredients

Makes 12 servings

Prep: 10 min., Freeze: 8 hrs.

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 0.22-ounce envelope unsweetened blue raspberry lemonade mix
  • 7 cups water
  • 1 6-ounce can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
  • 1 46-ounce can unsweetened pineapple juice, chilled
  • 1 2-liter bottle ginger ale, chilled

Instructions

  • Stir together first 4 ingredients in a 2-quart pitcher; pour evenly into 5 ice-cube trays, and freeze at least 8 hours.
  • Combine pineapple juice and ginger ale; serve over raspberry ice cubes.

Notes & Wine Advice

For testing purposes only, we used Kool-Aid Twists Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade Unsweetened Soft Drink Mix.
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Course; Cold Drinks / Fruit

Pineapple Wassail

Pineapple Wassail

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Equipment

  • Dutch oven

Ingredients

Makes 8 servings

Prep: 5 min., Cook: 25 min.

Instructions

  • Bring all ingredients to a boil in a Dutch oven; reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes.
  • Pour through a wire-mesh strainer, discarding spices.

Notes & Wine Advice

Serve hot.
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Course; Fruit / Hot drinks

Apricot Bellinis

Apricot Bellinis

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Equipment

  • blender

Ingredients

Makes 4 servings

Prep: 10 min.

Garnishes:

Instructions

  • Process first 3 ingredients in a blender until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides.
  • Stir in Champagne, and serve immediately over crushed ice.

Notes & Wine Advice

Garnish, if desired.
*1 (17-ounce) can apricot halves, drained, may be substituted for fresh.
**1 (12-ounce) can ginger ale may be substituted for Champagne.
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Course; Cold Drinks / Fruit

Chocolate-Yogurt Malt

Chocolate-Yogurt Malt

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Equipment

  • blender

Ingredients

Makes 5 servings

Prep: 5 min.

  • 4 cups low-fat frozen vanilla yogurt
  • 1 cup 1% chocolate low-fat milk
  • ¼ cup chocolate-flavored instant malted milk

Instructions

  • Process all ingredients in a blender until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides

Notes & Wine Advice

Serve immediately.
For testing purposes only, we used Ovaltine for chocolate-flavored instant malted milk.
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Course; Cold Drinks

Café Latte Slush

Café Latte Slush

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Equipment

  • Large mixing bowl

Ingredients

Makes 7 servings

Prep: 15 min., Freeze: 8 hrs.

  • ½ to ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 cups hot strong brewed coffee or espresso
  • 2 cups milk or half-and-half divided

Instructions

  • Combine sugar and hot coffee in a large mixing bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves; stir in 1 cup milk.
  • Cover and freeze 8 hours.
  • Let thaw slightly in refrigerator; add remaining 1 cup milk.
  • Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
  • Serve immediately.

Notes & Wine Advice

To Lighten:
Substitute fat-free milk or fat-free half-and-half for regular milk or half-and-half.
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Course; Cold Drinks

Three-Fruit Yogurt Shake

Three-Fruit Yogurt Shake

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Equipment

  • blender

Ingredients

Makes 5 servings

Prep: 10 min.

Instructions

  • Process all ingredients in a blender until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides.
  • Serve immediately.
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Course; Cold Drinks / Fruit / Milkshake

Double-Berry Milk Shake

Double-Berry Milk Shake

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Equipment

  • blender

Ingredients

Garnishes:

Instructions

  • Process first 4 ingredients in a blender until smooth.
  • Add ice cream, and process until blended.
  • Garnish, if desired.
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Course; Cold Drinks / Milkshake

Mulled Cranberry Tea

Mulled Cranberry Tea

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Ingredients

Makes 6 servings

Prep: 10 min., Cook: 15 min.

Instructions

  • Place cinnamon sticks and whole cloves in a 4-inch square of cheesecloth; tie with string.
  • Bring spice bag, sugar, and next 3 ingredients to a boil in a large saucepan.
  • Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes.
  • Remove and discard spice bag; stir in orange juice.

Notes & Wine Advice

Serve hot or cold.
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Course; Cold Drinks / Hot drinks

Fruit Punch

Fruit Punch

For additional mint flavor, freeze chopped mint leaves with water in ice-cube trays.
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Ingredients

Makes 28 servings

Prep: 7 min., Stand: 30 min., Chill: 8 hrs.

Instructions

  • Stir together mint and 2 cups hot water; let stand 25 to 30 minutes.
  • Pour through a wire-mesh strainer into a 2-quart container, discarding mint.
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Course; Fruit

Chocolate Iced Coffee

Chocolate Iced Coffee

To keep the drink from diluting, freeze cubes of half-and-half and brewed coffee to use in place of ice.
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Ingredients

Makes 8 servings

Prep: 15 min., Stand: 10 min., Chill: 2 hrs.

Instructions

  • Bring 3½ cups water and coffee to a boil in a saucepan; remove from heat, and let stand 10 minutes.
  • Pour mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a bowl, discarding coffee grounds.
  • Stir sugar and cinnamon into coffee until sugar dissolves; let cool.
  • Stir in half-and-half and chocolate syrup; chill 2 hours.

Notes & Wine Advice

Serve over ice.
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Course; Chocolate / Dessert