Orange Grenadine Ginger Ale is a super easy party punch you can throw together in no time flat! Blend up some ginger ale, grenadine, and orange sherbet and serve over ice. It’s a huge crowd pleaser! Add some rum to the adult glasses, if you want to spice it up.
Eric’s sister Jessie is visiting this week for the holidays. Eric is at work all day, so she is at home with me and the kids. I keep worrying that she is bored, even though she has assured me that she’s not, like any good sister-in-law would do.
Today our ancient stereo was malfunctioning; the part that holds the CDs was making this annoying little noise as it switched from one track to the next, trying to play a CD that wasn’t there. I turned the radio on, intending to push some buttons and turn it off again, hoping that it would make the CD carousel stop moving. Instead, I forgot about it. And that’s how Jessie ended up having to listen to staticky Gregorian chants for 20 minutes.
You know you’re a mom when you can sit right next to a radio playing indecipherable chanting monks and not even notice for 20 minutes.
I found you a last minute drink for the festivities tomorrow! Seriously, this is so easy to throw together, just dump it all in a blender, whir a bit, and you’re good to go. This is technically a summer drink (hence the “June bug” title) but I thought it was really appropriate for this time of year. It is tart and refreshing and not cranberry, which is the drink everyone seems to think of for Thanksgiving. (Don’t worry, cranberry, I still love you.) It’s just nice to change it up.
You would not believe how many stores I went to in search of the grenadine for this recipe. I would walk in and immediately ask for help finding it (because I don’t drink alcohol, so I never go in the alcohol aisles at the store. I think I would be too distracted by all the pretty glass bottles to find it.) I would be like, can you tell me where the grenadine is? And they would be like “trendadeen? What’s that?”
Finally I went to a hoity toity Italian imports store, and the man didn’t blink an eye when I asked for grenadine. He even said “Cheers” to me as he walked away. Not only giving me what I wanted, but making me feel British in the process? Now that is customer service.
Honestly though, the grenadine won’t be hard to find if you stop at a liquor store. Check your grocery store just in case, you never know. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
P.S. Just in case you don’t have your menu all lined up, check out the side bar for some inspiration! Also, come back on Friday for an epic (and easy) turkey leftover idea.
June Bug: Orange Grenadine Refresher
Ingredients
- 3 cups ginger ale
- 1/4 cup grenadine
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 & 1/3 cups Orange Sherbet, 3 scoops
- ice
- orange slices, to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Add ginger ale, grenadine, orange juice, and sherbet to a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into ice-filled cocktail glasses. It will separate after a while, so remember to stir before serving. Garnish with orange slices, if you want.
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It looks completely refreshing!
Thanks Chels! It really is delicious, and different for the holidays.
Honestly have never tried grenadine, but sounds pretty good! You should’ve seen me when I walked into the liquor store here to get some vodka for making homemade vanilla. I told Ben my biggest goal was not to look like a fool by the time I left.
Did you succeed? I wouldn’t have! That’s awesome that you are making you’re own vanilla, I totally need to try that!
Haha! I told him yes I was smooth, but he was doubtful. Homemade vanilla will change your life, seriously. It’s just amazing!
Ha! Don’t you just love feeling British :) This drink looks refreshing. Don’t worry to much about music,,,,my sister once accidentally left our sil without a towel after her shower.
Ha! That’s the worst! Walking soaking wet and naked through your in-laws house is just how she wanted to make an impression, I’m sure. Haha, that’s great.