Easy Holiday Punch

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YIELDS | 24 SERVINGS

PREP TIME | 10 MINS

COOK TIME | 0 MINS

This punch isn’t too sweet, with just enough vodka, and the cranberries are fun to pop in your mouth. Year after year, without fail several guests ask me for the recipe. It looks deceptively simple yet it tastes so good I often have to fill the punch bowl more than once. Don’t be surprised if the same thing happens to you this holiday season.

Ingredients

4 cups, 32 ounces cranberry juice
2 cups orange juice
750-milliliter bottle sparkling apple cider
2 liters gingerale
750-milliliter bottle vodka
Orange slices
Fresh cranberries

Instructions

Pour all liquid ingredients into a punch bowl and stir well to combine.
Top with orange slices and fresh cranberries.

Notes

Don’t have a punch bowl? Consider hitting the local Good Will. I bought a beauty of a bowl with 8 cups for under $10.00.

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