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Submitted by belabrantes

Cranberry-cherry cooler: a blender-quick punch of tart cranberry juice, bright orange juice, and cherry drink mix served over ice. Ten minutes, four ingredients, party-ready pitcher drink.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

0 min

READY

10 min

This is the retro American punch that still holds up on a hot porch. Tart cranberry juice does the heavy pouring, fresh orange juice adds a brightening acid note, and a packet of cherry drink mix (Kool-Aid, Flavor Aid, whichever) delivers the ruby color and the candy-store nostalgia.

Everything goes in the blender for a quick whir so the powder actually dissolves, then over crushed or cubed ice in tall glasses. That’s the whole move.

It’s a kid-party, church-picnic, backyard-cookout recipe. Doesn’t need to be fancy, just cold.

Kitchen Tips

  • Taste before serving; adjust sugar up or down depending on the sweetness of your cranberry juice (cocktail vs unsweetened vary wildly).
  • Use frozen orange juice concentrate straight for a more intense citrus punch; thaw slightly before blending.
  • Chill all juices in the fridge first. Ice dilutes less when the liquid is already cold.

Variations

  • Make it grown-up: stir in a shot of vodka or white rum per glass.
  • Float a splash of ginger ale or club soda on top for fizz.
  • Freeze some of the mix in ice cube trays so the ice doesn’t water it down as it melts.

Ingredients

1 1
ENVELOPE ENVELOPE DRINK MIX, POWDERED
cherry-flavoured *
¼ 59
CUP ML SUGAR
½ 118
CUP ML ORANGE JUICE
16 462.4
OUNCES ML/G CRANBERRY JUICE

Directions

Combine all of the ingredients except the ice in a blender container and blend until the drink powder and sugar are dissolved.

Serve the mixture over the ice.

* not incl. in nutrient facts Arrow up button

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 168g (5.9 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 128 1% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 11g 11%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A 1% Vitamin C 104%
Calcium 1% Iron 1%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low Fat, Fat-Free, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Sodium-Free, Low Sodium
 

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