This light Pink Slush Punch is a family favorite drink recipe for parties. Kids and adults love the sweet cranberry, pineapple and lemonade frozen slush mixed with ginger ale for a slushy and bubbly delight!
Pink Punch
Our family has enjoyed this Pink Party Punch countless times over the years. The slush is a fun treat that is easy to make so it’s always a winner!
My cousin shared her Slush Punch recipe with the rest of us. I recall that she has made it when hosting holiday meals, baby showers, wedding showers and birthday parties.
My immediate family is much smaller, but we still enjoy making this punch for special occasions like Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter meals. Most recently we made this punch for my mom’s birthday party that featured pizza and Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cake.
For a bigger party, we like to use a punch bowl and go ahead and mix the ginger ale with the slush ahead of time. Mixing up the complete punch is one of the last preparations we make before the party begins.
For smaller parties, we like to set out a bowl of the slush and a bottle of ginger ale and let people mix their own cup. Changing the slush to ginger ale ratio can be a personal preference.
Fruit Slush Punch
This is a really good punch for a party because it’s special. The basic ingredients are EASY to mix together and freeze weeks ahead of time.
This large batch of frozen slush takes both of my biggest bowls with lids. Sometimes we’ll freeze a couple of cups of slush in small containers to be able to make a few glasses for a family dinner.
Carefully planning what size of cup to use for serving the punch will really affect how many servings of punch this recipe creates.
Since we have a chest freezer with plenty of space I like to have at least half of a batch ready to defrost and share at party. As long as an airtight container is used this punch will last in the freezer for up to three months.
When a party opportunity pops up, set the frozen slush out on the counter for about an hour, use a butter knife to chop it up and the perfect punch is ready to go.
Use a sturdy bowl for freezing so that when using a knife to chop it up the container won’t crack or break.
Holiday Party Punch Recipe
I’m always proud to serve food that is so good people ask for the recipe at holiday parties. This punch is one of those easy and often requested recipes.
A punch bowl makes a nice presentation, but this punch an also easily be served out of a couple of pitchers. When we have a lot of little kids that have trouble reaching up and into the punch bowl serving in a pitcher can be easier and safer.
Other basic party foods I love are Making a Fruit Tray, Making a Vegetable Tray, a slow cooker dip like Buffalo Chicken Dip or Fiesta Sausage Dip and Slow Cooker Stuffed Mushrooms.
The slow cooker is definitely our friend at parties so we can focus on entertaining and enjoying food.
Tips for Making Slush Punch
- Use sturdy containers to freeze the punch
- Set frozen slush out 1 to 2 hours before the party to allow plenty of time to begin thawing
- Have extra ginger ale available in case you need to make the punch go further
- Use small cups to serve more people
- Make and freeze slush a couple weeks before the party to help make life easier
How to Make Pink Party Punch
- Combine sugar and water in a saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.
- Combine sugar mixture, pineapple juice, lemonade and cran-raspberry juice in a large container with a lid.
- Freeze mixture.
- Remove from the freezer an hour before serving. Place in a punch bowl and break into chunks.
- Add ginger ale to the whole batch or blend in individual cups.
- Stir until slushy. Make 5 1/2 quarts.
Other Easy Party Food Recipes:
- Cheesecake Dip for Fruit
- Easy Cinnamon Fruit Dip
- Bell Pepper Taco Dip with Meat
- Italian Chicken Bacon Ranch Sub
- Roast Beef Sliders
- Ham, Swiss and Ranch Party Sliders
- Turkey, Cheddar and Bacon Sliders
Printable Pink Slush Punch Recipe
Slush Punch
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 46 ounce can pineapple juice
- 16 ounce can frozen lemonade concentrate thawed & undiluted
- 48 ounce bottle Cran-Raspberry juice
- 2 2-liter bottles Ginger ale
Instructions
- Combine sugar and water in a saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.
- Combine sugar mixture, pineapple juice, lemonade and cran-raspberry juice in a large container.
- Freeze mixture.
- Remove from freezer an hour before serving. Place in a punch bowl and break into chunks.
- Add ginger ale to the whole batch or blend in individual cups.
- Stir until slushy. Make 5 1/2 quarts.
Notes
- Use sturdy containers to freeze the punch
- Set frozen slush out 1 to 2 hours before the party to allow plenty of time to begin thawing
- Have extra ginger ale available in case you need to make the punch go further
- Use small cups to serve more people
- Make and freeze slush a couple weeks before the party to help make life easier
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