Banana Brunch Punch Recipe 485

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, cover and process the bananas, orange juice and lemonade until smooth. Remove half of the mixture and set aside. Add 1-1/2 cups warm water and 1 cup sugar to blender; blend until smooth. Place in a large freezer container. Repeat with remaining banana mixture, water and sugar; add to container. Cover and freeze until solid. One hour before serving, remove punch base from freezer. Just before serving, place in a large punch bowl. Add pineapple juice and soda; stir until well blended. Garnish with orange slices if desired. Yield: 60-70 servings (10 quarts).

Steps:

• In a blender, combine bananas, sugar and 3 cups water. Blend until smooth. Pour into a large bowl and stir in pineapple juice. Blend in orange juice concentrate, lemonade concentrate and 3 cups water. Divide into 3 plastic containers and freeze until solid.
• Remove from freezer 3 to 4 hours before serving. Using one portion at a time, place slush in a punch bowl and pour in 1 liter of ginger ale for each.

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, blend bananas, orange juice and lemonade until smooth.
• Remove half of the mixture and set aside.
• Add 1-1/2 cups of warm water and 1 cup of sugar to remaining mixture in blender; blend until smooth.
• Place in a large freezer container.
• Repeat with remaining banana mixture, water and sugar; add to container.
• Cover and freeze until solid.
• One hour before serving, take punch base out of freezer.
• Just before serving, place in a large punch bowl.
• Add pineapple juice and soda; stir until well blended.
• Garnish with orange slices if desired.

Steps:

• Combine water and sugar in a large pot; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until the sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Cool in the refrigerator.
• Put 1 banana and about 1 cup pineapple juice in a blender; blend until smooth. Repeat until all bananas are pureed into pineapple juice; stir into the pot with the simple syrup. Add orange juice concentrate and lemonade concentrate to the pot; stir. Divide the mixture into smaller containers and freeze until mostly solid.
• Put frozen mixture into a large punch bowl. Thaw until slushy, but stirrable. Stir lemon-lime carbonated beverage into the punch bowl. Garnish with orange slices.

Steps:

• Combine the sugar and water in a large pot and bring to a boil. Cool.
• Add the fruit juices and bananas and mix well. Place in a container and freeze.
• When ready to serve, plae the fruit mixture in a punch bowl. Allow to soften slightly. Break into slush.
• Add the soda, raspberries if using, and tint with food coloring if desired.

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, combine all the liquids; stir gently. Float some of the wheels of cucumber and oranges on the punch. Ladle punch into rocks glasses filled with ice, and garnish with cucumber and orange.

Steps:

• Dissolve sugar in water. Mash bananas and add all juices. (By using some of the lemonade over the bananas as theya re mashed or blended, the natural color is kept." Freeze in containers of your choice. Remove from freezer 2 hours before serving. Add ginger ale. No ice is needed.