Shirley Temple Punch

This Shirley Temple punch is a quick and refreshing drink made with orange juice, lemon-lime soda, and grenadine syrup. Perfect for parties or family gatherings, it’s easy to prepare and serves a crowd.

Prep Time5

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

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Servings:

Calories: 71kcal

Ingredients

52 ounce bottle pulp-free orange juice
2 2 liter bottles lemon-lime soda
1 cup grenadine syrup
6 cups ice cubes
1 navel orange cut into 6-8, ¼ inch thick, slices (plus more for garnish)
½ cup maraschino cherries liquids drained (plus more for garnish)

Instructions

To a large (3 gallon maximum capacity) punch bowl add the pulp-free orange juice, lemon-lime soda and grenadine syrup. Gently stir to incorporate without creating too many bubbles from the carbonated soda.
Add the ice to the punch bowl and garnish the surface with navel orange slices and maraschino cherries.
Garnish individual serving glasses with a slice of naval orange and a skewer of maraschino cherries if desired. Ladle the punch into garnished glasses as needed.

Notes

Be sure to completely chill your orange juice, lemon-lime soda and grenadine syrup in the refrigerator prior to adding it to the punch bowl. Having your ingredients cold before adding the ice will help to slow the melting of the ice cubes in the Shirley Temple punch as it sits. Alternately, you can mix the punch and omit the ice cubes, allowing guests to add ice to their personal cups then ladeling the undiluted punch over the ice in their individual glass.
You can substitute ginger ale for half, or all of the lemon-lime soda. Be mindful that it will alter the taste of the punch slightly, but ginger ale is commonly used in traditional Shirley Temple cocktails as well.
If you use fresh squeezed, or pulp filled, orange juice, it can give your Shirley Temple punch more of a cloudy look. It will still taste delicious, but the final look of the punch will be a little cloudier in looks.

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