Cranberry Cream Punch

Description: A fantastic and festive holiday punch decorated with a beautiful cranberry ice ring. Serve the punch in stemmed wine glasses for a very special touch. Prep time does not include freezing the ice ring.

Ingredients:

• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated milk)
• 1 (12 ounce) can frozen cranberry juice concentrate, thawed
• 1 cup cranberry liqueur, if desired
• red food coloring, if desired
• 2 (1 liter) bottles club soda or 2 (1 liter) bottles ginger ale, chilled
• 2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 3/4-1 cup cranberries
• lime slices or mint leaf

Steps:

1. Prepare Cranberry Ice Ring one day in advance.
2. Cranberry Cream Punch: In punch bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk, cranberry juice concentrate, (liqueur and food coloring, if desired).
3. Just before serving, add club soda/ginger ale and ice ring.
4. Cranberry Ice Ring: Combine cranberry juice cocktail and water.
5. In 1-1/2-quart ring mold, pour 1/2 cup cranberry liquid.
6. Arrange cranberries and lime slices or mint leaves in mold and freeze.
7. Add remaining 3 cups cranberry liquid to mold; freeze overnight.