Tropical Strawberry Lemonade Party Punch

With warmer around the corner, nothing beats a glass of cool and refreshing punch.

This goes down so easily. It’s sweet, citrusy, and has a tropical vibe.

You can make the punch as either alcoholic or not depending on your needs.

Simply omit the alcohols if you don’t want your punch to pack a punch.

For the base of the punch I used COUNTRY TIME LEMONADE STARTER LIQUID DRINK MIX and KOOL-AID TROPICAL PUNCH LIQUID DRINK MIX combined with water. I found the ingredients at VONS. Look for the “new” tag at your local VONS or Safeway stores to find new items like these at great values.

There’s pineapple and orange juices for brightness, lemon-lime soda for carbonation, and a few big handfuls of diced fruit. It’s like punch and sangria all in one.

INGREDIENTS:

3 tablespoons COUNTRY TIME LEMONADE STARTER LIQUID DRINK MIX, mixed with 2 cups water
3 tablespoons KOOL-AID TROPICAL PUNCH LIQUID DRINK MIX, mixed with 2 cups water
1 can (about 12 ounces) lemon-lime soda (Sprite, 7-Up, etc.; diet okay)
1 cup pineapple juice
1 cup orange juice
2 cups fruit, diced small (I used strawberries, pineapple, mango, and orange slices; frozen okay)
3/4 cup light rum
1/2 cup coconut rum (Malibu or similar)
1/2 cup peach or pineapple schnapps
1/4 cup apricot brandy or triple sec
ice, for serving

DIRECTIONS:

To a large pitcher or bowl, add the lemonade drink mix, 2 cups water, the tropical punch drink mix, 2 cups water, and stir to combine.
Add the lemon-lime soda, pineapple juice, orange juice, diced fruit, and stir to combine. Taste and make any flavor adjustments if necessary, to taste.
If making as an alcoholic punch, add all the alcohols, stir, taste and make any flavor adjustments if necessary, to taste. If adding alcohol, the recipe is intended for those for whom alcohol use is legal and appropriate. Always drink responsibly. Serve immediately over ice.