Summer punch

Recipes / Coctails

This Australia Day, start a feast with a fruity punch showcasing homegrown flavours.

Recipe «Summer punch» presented in category Recipes / Coctails, to prepare this dish you will need no more minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1/2 honeydew melon, seeds removed, 3 Australian Breakfast tea bags, 1/4 cup caster sugar, 1L pineapple juice, 3 cups ginger ale , 2 cups white rum, 4 mint sprigs, plus extra to serve, 4 passionfruit, plus extra to serve , Pineapple wedges, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 honeydew melon, seeds removed 
  • 3 Australian Breakfast tea bags 
  • 1/4 cup caster sugar 
  • 1L pineapple juice 
  • 3 cups ginger ale 
  • 2 cups white rum 
  • 4 mint sprigs, plus extra to serve 
  • 4 passionfruit, plus extra to serve 
  • Pineapple wedges, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Scoop out balls of melon using a melon baller or small ice cream scoop and place in a plastic container. Freeze for 1 hour.
  2. Place the teabags in a large jug with 3 cups (750ml) boiling water. Stir in the sugar and allow to steep for 10 minutes. Remove and discard the tea bags and allow tea to cool completely.
  3. Stir pineapple juice, ginger ale, rum, if using, and mint sprigs into the cooled tea. Stir through the passionfruit pulp and top with ice cubes.
  4. To serve, fill glasses with ice cubes and frozen melon balls, then pour over the punch. Garnish with pineapple wedges, extra passionfruit pulp and mint sprigs.