With summer parties to plan, it’s time to start thinking about your beverage menu. You’ll need recipes you can make in big batches so you don’t have to waste time making individual drinks. That way, you can pour, sip, and entertain effortlessly. Here are some summery suggestions.
Garden Tea Punch
This fizzy drink incorporates lots of different citrus-y and minty flavors, such as spearmint, orange, apple, and peppermint.
You will need:
- 1 cup water
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 ½ tbsp. fresh mint
- ½ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 cup tea
- ½ 1 bottle club soda
- Fresh mint leaves
- Ice cubes
Directions:
- Combine the water, sugar, and mint in a large saucepan; bring to a boil then remove from heat.
- Let steep for 20 minutes.
- Place a sieve over a pitcher or small punch bowl, straining the mixture through it and discarding any solids.
- Add tea, lemon juice, and orange juice to the mixture; stir to mix.
- Cover and chill for two hours.
- Prior to serving, pour chilled club soda into mixture and stir gently.
- Sprinkle with mint leaves and serve over ice.
Summer Fruit Daiquiri
Nothing says summer like a fresh peach frozen drink to quench your thirst!
You will need:
- 3 cups sliced and peeled fresh peaches
- ½ 12 ounce can thawed frozen limeade or lemonade concentrate
- ¼ cup (2 oz.) light rum or orange juice
- 2 tbsp. powdered sugar
- 2 to 3 cup ice cubes
- Fresh peach chunks
Directions:
- Combine the fruit in a blender, along with the limeade concentrate, rum, and sugar.
- Cover and blend till smooth.
- Add ice cubes until you achieve desired thickness.
- Serve in glasses and garnish with fresh peach chunks threaded on wooden skewers.
Orange-Mango Agua Fresca
Kick it up a notch with this upscale orange juice recipe garnished with fresh citrus slices and mango wedges.
You will need:
- 4 cups peeled, seeded, cubed ripe mangoes
- 1 ½ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup lime juice
- 1 ¼ cup water
- 2 tbsp. honey
- Ice cubes or crushed ice
- Orange slices
Directions:
- Combine mangoes, lime juice, and orange juice; cover and blend till smooth.
- Strain mixture through a sieve into a pitcher, discarding solids.
- Stir in water and honey.
- Serve in ice-filled glasses garnished with orange slices.
Sweet Tea Swagger
Celebrate the start of summer with this sweet tea beverage and a fizzy kick.
You will need:
- 6 cups water
- 8 black tea bags
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 ½ cup dark rum
- ¼ cup lime juice
- Ice cubes
- 2 cups club soda
- 3 cups seedless watermelon cut into cubes
- Lime wedges
- Fresh mint sprigs
Directions:
- Bring three cups of the water to a boil, then remove from heat.
- Add tea bags and let steep for 10 minutes. Place tea in a heatproof pitcher.
- Stir in brown sugar and the remaining three cups water; add in the rum and lime juice.
- Cover and chill for at least two hours.
- Pour into glasses, then add club soda, garnishing with watermelon, lime, and mint
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