Sandra Lee - May Pole Punch

Originally aired as part of the "Spring Picnic" episode on the Food Network, April 7th, 2007.

Ingredients:

1 cup frozen peach slices
1 cup frozen whole strawberries
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
1 (16-ounce) can pineapple juice, divided
1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
2 cups frozen sliced strawberries, thawed
2 (11.5-ounce) cans peach nectar (recommended: Kern's)
4 cups lemon-lime soda
Cantaloupe, honeydew and/or watermelon slices, for garnish
Frozen cranberries or raspberries, for garnish
Extra-dry sparkling wine, optional

Directions:

Special equipment: small flower shaped cookie cutter

Arrange a double-layer of peaches, whole strawberries, and mint leaves in the bottom of a bundt pan. Add enough pineapple juice to cover the fruit. Freeze for at least 2 hours, or until set.

In a large punch bowl, combine remaining pineapple juice, orange juice concentrate, sliced strawberries, peach nectar, and lemon-lime soda. Stir to mix thoroughly.

With a small flower cookie cutter, cut out flowers from melons. Place the melon flowers

in the punch along with the frozen cranberries.

To serve, remove bundt pan from freezer and invert over the center of the punch bowl. Ladle into glasses.

For adults, top punch with sparkling wine.

Tip: If the ice mold does not unmold, dip the bundt pan in a warm water bath for 1 to 2 seconds.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• sandra
• lee
• semi-homemade
• food
• network
• spring
• picnic
• may
• pole
• punch

[accidentbear]

Is this a drink? I can't fucking tell because I know everytime I would go for a sip, a piece of frozen mint or raspberry would be lodged in my throat. This is disgusting, I'll stick to some apple juice.

[Elysianrabbit]

I wanna may day pole punch her face.

[assassinateification]

@shinybowser

Im sooo glad I wasn't the only one irritated by her saying strawburrries!!!!

[GhostBanger69baby]

I love this soup recipe!

[letsloveearth]

every moment of this chicks life is "cocktail time"

[zeldafreak701]

I'm curious as to how this would taste. At least the flavors go together, textures aside.

[krownzilla]

It was okay until she started adding the soda, the OJ, the peach juice and the ginormous fruit cutouts.

[CuervoBlack06]

"This is a great way that you can have a nice punch for your kids and still treat yourself to cocktail time!"

Yeah because there's nothing child abductors hate worse than a sober parent. I'm pretty sure the kids will be fine from that sweaty guy in the van that's been eyeballing them for an hour, but as long as you have your cocktail time, that's all that matters right?

[spiegalr]

I feel like I'd need a spoon to eat this punch

[BrittanyGram]

1 the juice is very chunky and 2 none of the flavors taste good together

[wingsofhope2]

I think she went a little overboard with the fruit...

[azumangafreak17]

Canned pineapple juice...Um..Eww...