Ingredients
These tropical ingredients combine for a powerful punch packed with flavor and festive vibes:
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🍍 4 cups pineapple juice (fresh or quality bottled)
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🍊 2 cups orange juice (freshly squeezed if possible)
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🥥 1 cup coconut water or ½ cup coconut cream (for creaminess and tropical richness)
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🍋 ½ cup fresh lime juice (adds bright acidity)
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🥃 1 cup light rum (classic beach spirit)
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🍸 ½ cup vodka (adds smoothness and balances flavor)
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🍬 ½ cup simple syrup or agave nectar (adjust sweetness as needed)
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🧊 4 cups ice cubes (keep punch chilled without diluting too fast)
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🍓 Fresh fruit slices for garnish: pineapple wedges, orange slices, lime wheels, maraschino cherries, and fresh mint sprigs
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🧊 Optional: Frozen fruit chunks or tropical fruit cubes for extra chill and flavor
Instructions
Step 1:
In a large punch bowl or a decorative beach bucket, combine the pineapple juice, orange juice, coconut water or cream, and fresh lime juice. Stir well to blend the tropical juices.
Step 2:
Add the light rum and vodka to the juice mixture and stir again to combine the spirits evenly throughout the punch.
Step 3:
Sweeten the punch with simple syrup or agave nectar, tasting as you go to reach your preferred level of sweetness.
Step 4:
Add ice cubes and stir gently to chill the punch without diluting it too quickly.
Step 5:
Garnish the punch with fresh fruit slices—pineapple wedges, orange rounds, lime wheels—and toss in maraschino cherries and fresh mint sprigs for a festive look and flavor boost.
Step 6:
For an extra tropical twist, add frozen fruit chunks like mango, strawberries, or pineapple to keep it cold and colorful.
Step 7:
Serve the punch in fun, themed cups or small buckets with straws, and encourage guests to help themselves to the beachy goodness!
Notes
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Use fresh citrus juices wherever possible for the brightest, freshest flavor.
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Adjust sweetness carefully; fruit juices vary in sweetness seasonally.
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Add ice last to avoid watering down the punch prematurely.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
Nutrition
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Protein: 0.2g