Red Hot Christmas Punch

This post is being sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This red hot Christmas punch is festive both in color and flavor. It is sure to quickly become one of your favorite sparkling holiday drinks!

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This post has been sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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I’m totally in denial Christmas is around the corner. Don’t get me wrong, I love the holidays. But I swear it comes more quickly each year … and I’m far less prepared when it does arrive. Good thing I have a solid collection of go-to holiday traditions and recipes like this red hot Christmas punch. They make planning holiday get-togethers so much easier!

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I don’t serve holiday punch very often because Diet Coke® is usually the beverage of choice. (I go through A LOT of this caffeinated beverage during the holidays.) But special occasions like holiday cookie exchanges and New Year’s Eve parties call for something more festive. This red hot Christmas punch looks especially pretty on a holiday table—and in holiday glasses—and has a flavor reminiscent of Christmas thanks to a crazy awesome ingredient.

And no, I’m not talking about the Sprite®, although it does make this punch that much better.

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This red hot Christmas punch legitimately has Red Hots candies in it. They’ve been dissolved in water and combined with orange juice, lemonade, cranberry juice and pineapple juice and then frozen into rings (or in this case, mini bundts). Those deliciously slushy rings are added to a punch bowl and then chilled Sprite is poured over them. The result is a slightly cinnamon, slightly fruity, super refreshing holiday punch!

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Let’s talk about that Sprite® for a minute and how you can get a four-pack of 2-liter bottles at Sam’s Club for a steal. And while you’re picking up that four-pack, you’re gonna want to grab some other Coca-Cola® products so you’re totally stocked up for the holidays. (You might want to make that TWO four-packs of Diet Coke® …) Not only is it great to have multiple beverage options at those holiday get-togethers, but 2-liters of Sprite make the perfect neighbor gift. Simply tie with some holiday ribbon and attach a note that reads: “I hope your Christmas is merry and Sprite®!”

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Back to that holiday party. We all know no holiday party is complete without some yummy appetizers to go with that holiday punch. Pictured is one of our family’s favorite appetizer, the ever-popular cheesy pigs in a blanket. We love to take ’em up a notch with the addition of creamy homemade dipping sauces like sweet sriracha and honey mustard. Other appetizers you’ll find on our holiday table include Mexican pinwheels, game day spinach dip, sweet onion crack dip and cowboy caviar.

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While you’re munching on those appetizers and sipping that red hot Christmas punch, you can think about how much fun you’ll have in L.A. if you win the grand prize trip to see “The Greatest Showman.”

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Printable recipe for red hot Christmas punch below. Enjoy!
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Red Hot Christmas Punch
 

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Prep time
20 mins
Total time
20 mins
 
This red hot Christmas punch is festive both in color and flavor. It's sure to quickly become one of your favorite sparkling holiday drinks!
Author: Emily ~ isthisREALLYmylife.com
Recipe type: Drinks
Serves: 24
Ingredients
• 1 can frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1 can frozen lemonade concentrate
• ½ (64-oz) can cranberry juice
• ½ (46-oz) can pineapple juice
• 1 (5.5-oz) box red hots candies
• 1 cup water
• 2 (2-liter) bottles Sprite®
Instructions
1. Dissolve red hots candies in water over medium heat, stirring frequently. Allow to cool.
2. Mix orange juice, lemonade, cranberry juice and pineapple juice in a large bowl. Add cooled red hot candies. Freeze into rings (about 2 large bundt pans or 12 mini bundts).
3. Pour Sprite over rings in large punch bowl when ready to serve.
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