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  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 45 min
  • Servings 12
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Need a Fourth of July punch recipe that brings some zing to the punch bowl? Treat your guests to the most refreshing beverage they've ever sipped! This fizzy orange lemonade spiked with red cinnamon candies is the perfect drink for spicing up celebrations on July 4th and beyond.
Updated Jun 16, 2022
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Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup red cinnamon candies
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 can (6 oz) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
  • 1/3 cup frozen (thawed) orange juice concentrate (from 6-oz can)
  • 1 bottle (1 liter) ginger ale
  • 6 orange slices, cut in half

Steps

  • 1
    In 1-quart saucepan, cook cinnamon candies and 1 cup of the water over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until candies are melted; remove from heat. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • 2
    In large punch bowl, stir candy mixture, remaining 3 cups water, the lemonade and orange juice concentrates until well mixed. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • 3
    Just before serving, gently stir in ginger ale. Garnish with orange slices.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Bring zing to the punch bowl with this fizzy orange lemonade spiked with cinnamon. It’s the perfect drink to spice up celebrations July 4th and beyond.
  • tip 2
    To decorate this punch for your Fourth of July bash, add frozen star-shaped plastic ice cubes.
  • tip 3
    Want a picture-perfect presentation to go with this Fourth of July punch recipe? Serve chilled, over ice, or make an easy ice ring using a ring mold or Bundt cake pan that fits inside your punch bowl. Arrange orange slices, lemon slices and mint leaves in mold. Add water to fill three-fourths full; freeze until solid, then unmold.
  • tip 4
    Try lemon slices instead of orange slices for a different garnish.

Nutrition

150 Calories, 0g Total Fat, 0g Protein, 37g Total Carbohydrate, 34g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 3/4 Cup
Calories
150
Calories from Fat
0
Total Fat
0g
0%
Saturated Fat
0g
0%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
15mg
1%
Potassium
180mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
37g
12%
Dietary Fiber
2g
7%
Sugars
34g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
80%
80%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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