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Witches Brew Punch Recipe

A frothy alcohol-free Halloween punch with lime sherbet, pineapple juice, and ginger ale. No dry ice required.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 10 small servings
Calories: 164.4
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups unsweetened pineapple juice 1000 g; pasteurized or commercially shelf-stable, chilled
  • 1 liter ginger ale chilled, unopened until serving
  • 3 cups lime sherbet about 509 g using the reference brand; keep frozen until serving

Equipment

  • 1 Food-safe punch bowl at least 4 quarts
  • 1 Ice cream scoop
  • 1 Ladle

Method
 

  1. Start with thoroughly chilled juice and ginger ale. Use a clean food-safe punch bowl of at least 4-quart capacity so there is room for foam. If ingredients are not cold, refrigerate the liquids several hours before mixing; this chilling is not included in the 5-minute active preparation.
  2. Scoop the lime sherbet into the bowl. Pour in the pineapple juice, then slowly add ginger ale. Stir gently once or twice, leaving some sherbet floating. Do not blend or vigorously whisk.
  3. Ladle into 10 small servings, about 1 cup each including sherbet and foam; final volume varies as the sherbet melts. Serve immediately. Keep at 40°F or colder, or discard after 2 hours out (1 hour above 90°F). Do not use dry ice.

Video

Notes

Contains milk from sherbet. Use cold ingredients; advance chilling time is not included. Nutrition is estimated per tenth of the batch using the reference product labels. No candy, garnish, or alcohol is included. Do not add dry ice.
Video credit: Beth Baumgartner of The First Year, Lime Sherbet Float. It demonstrates the same sherbet, pineapple juice, and ginger ale combination in a glass. This punch-bowl version omits the fresh lime juice and mint garnish and uses the quantities written here.