Cranberry Cream Punch

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
• 1 (12 ounce) can frozen cranberry juice concentrate, thawed
• 1 cup cranberry liqueur, if desired
• red food coloring, if desired
• 2 (1 liter) bottles club soda or 2 (1 liter) bottles ginger ale, chilled
• 2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 3/4-1 cup cranberries
• lime slices or mint leaf

Recipe

• 1 prepare cranberry ice ring one day in advance.
• 2 cranberry cream punch: in punch bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk, cranberry juice concentrate, (liqueur and food coloring, if desired).
• 3 just before serving, add club soda/ginger ale and ice ring.
• 4 cranberry ice ring: combine cranberry juice cocktail and water.
• 5 in 1-1/2-quart ring mold, pour 1/2 cup cranberry liquid.
• 6 arrange cranberries and lime slices or mint leaves in mold and freeze.
• 7 add remaining 3 cups cranberry liquid to mold; freeze overnight.