Your Whos from Whoville are going to be thrilled! This bright green Grinch Punch recipe is a fun holiday drink to serve at your next Christmas party. It’s a classic sherbet and lemon lime soda punch that can be made with or without alcohol.
Garnish with little strawberry hearts, fresh cranberries, and sliced limes and serve with these Grinch Cookies. For more holiday drink recipes, you can also try this Holiday Punch, Mulled Cider, or Nutella Hot Chocolate.
Grinch Punch Recipe
Looking for something super easy to set the tone for your holiday party? This Grinch holiday punch recipe takes maybe 5 minutes to make but is so much fun. The recipe itself is your classic party punch with sherbet, Sprite, and a little lemonade or pineapple juice. The green color comes from adding not one, but two packets of Lemon Lime Kool Aid.
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This punch is all about the little details—strawberries cut into heart shapes, bright red cranberries floating throughout, and bright green punch. You can feel free to keep this non-alcoholic, or add a little vodka or sparkling wine. Top with a little ice and enjoy the party!
Ingredients You Will Need
- Lemonade – you’ll need a big 64 ounce bottle of lemonade to make this recipe. Or, you can use a big can of pineapple juice if you prefer the flavor.
- Lemon Lime Kool Aid – you will need 2 packets of Lemon Lime Kool Aid for this recipe. They add flavor but it’s also what turns this punch green. You can also use green Hawaiian Punch to get the green color, but it won’t be quite as bright.
- Sprite – Sprite adds flavor and fizz. You could substitute Squirt, Ginger Ale, or another lemon lime soda.
- Lime Sherbet – this will be scooped into the punch just before serving. You could also add the scoops to each cup and serve the punch over the top. Other flavors of sherbet such as lime, orange, or rainbow would work too.
- Strawberries – to make this truly Grinch-themed, you can pretty easily turn whole strawberries into hearts that can be stuck over straws or on toothpicks for garnish. You’ll just need to hull them and then carefully carve a little ‘v’ shape on the top using a paring knife.
- Cranberries – adding fresh cranberries will add little pops of color in the bright green punch.
- Limes – slice the limes super thin and use as garnish!
How to Make Grinch Punch {Non Alcoholic}
- Make the strawberry hearts. Wash the strawberries and then hull out the core. Use a small paring knife to cut a “v” cut into the top of the strawberries to create a heart shape. Thread onto a straw or long toothpick and set aside.
- Combine the punch ingredients. In a large punch bowl, add the lemonade and green Kool Aid packets. Mix well, then scoop in the lime sherbet. Top with Sprite and stir to combine.
- Garnish and serve. Add ice, then garnish with fresh cranberries, sliced limes, and strawberries hearts. Enjoy!
Recipe Substitutions and Variations
- For an extra festive touch, dip the rims of your punch glasses into water and then into red sanding sugar.
- For the sherbet, you can use any flavor that you like. Orange, raspberry, or rainbow sherbet would all be great.
- If you want to make it boozy, you can add a little vodka or sparkling wine to the punch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Nope—this is one of those recipes that needs to be made right before it’s served. There also isn’t a whole lot you can do with leftovers, so just discard whatever you don’t use.
Green Hawaiian Punch will also work to make green Grinch Punch, although it won’t be quite a bright green.
If you want to make Grinch Punch with alcohol, you have a couple options. If it’s an adults-only party, you could add the booze right to the punch bowl. Or, serve on the side for guests to add their own. Vodka and sparkling wine are my suggestions, but you could try using rum or gin.
Grinch Punch Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 64-oz bottle Lemonade, or 60-oz can Pineapple Juice
- 2 packets Lemon Lime Kool Aid
- 2 liters Sprite, or Squirt or Ginger Ale
- 4-6 cups Lime Sherbet, or Lemon
- ice
Garnish
- 8-10 medium Fresh Strawberries, to make into hearts
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 2 small limes, sliced thinly
Instructions
- Wash the strawberries and then hull out the core. Use a small paring knife to cut a "v" cut into the top of the strawberries to create a heart shape. Thread onto a straw or long toothpick and set aside.
- In a large punch bowl, add the lemonade and green Kool Aid packets. Mix well, then scoop in the lime sherbet. Top with Sprite and stir to combine.
- Add ice, then garnish with fresh cranberries, sliced limes, and strawberries hearts. Enjoy!
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Grab your favorite punch bowl and glasses and make this bright green Grinch Punch recipe, filled with sherbet, Sprite, and Lemon Lime Kool Aid. It’s an easy way to make any Christmas party super festive.
