Cranberry sunset fizz with minty lime sugar
Ingredients
Minty lime sugar
½ cup sugar
2 tbsp icing sugar
Zest of 3 fresh limes
6 mint leaves
Pinch of salt
¼ cup freeze dried mandarins (optional)
Punch
4 cups cranberry juice
2 cups orange juice
2 cups pineapple juice
2 cups sparkling peach juice
3 cups ginger ale or ginger beer
3 cups sparkling white or red grape juice, or a mixture
3 tbsp fresh lime juice, or to taste
Chopped fresh fruit (I used strawberries, oranges and limes)
Fresh mint leaves, to serve
Method
To make the lime sugar, process all the ingredients in a food processor until well combined and powdery. Keep in an airtight container until ready to serve. If it clumps together you can process it again with a little more icing sugar.
Add the punch ingredients and fruit to a bowl – I recommending adding the fizzy drinks just before you’re ready to serve.
To serve, sprinkle some of the lime sugar on to a side plate in an even layer. Use a lime wedge to wet the rim of a glass then dip in to the sugar on the plate. Add a couple of ice cubes, fill with punch, garnish with mint leaves and serve.
How long will the lime sugar last for if I make it in advance?
Thanks:)
We made this last year with Lindaur rather than sparkling grape juice to make it a little drier and inject a (VERY) little alcohol into it. It was very popular and the guests loved it! Very refreshing and light with no cream or coconut cream like some mocktails.
This year we are putting dried passionfruit on the rim and making it virgin. There will be Cointreau on the side for those drinking.
What would you recommend if you were going to make this alcoholic?
Thanks
Anything you fancy – perhaps white rum or vodka?
This sounds amazing but where do you get sparkling peach juice from? I’ve never seen it
Supermarket should have it!
Countdown website has it “Chamdor Fruit Drink Sparkling Peach” $4 for 750ml :)
Would vodka work in this?
Hi Chelsea, this sounds like a yummy recipe. I am looking for a punch recipe for a 40th birthday, could I add alcohol to this one? If so, what would you add?
Where did you buy the sparkling peach juice from? I have not been able to find this, and I really want to make this recipe. Sounds delicious!
Thank u so much for this i will try,