I love creative food and beverage ideas. Imagination and creativity with food can make an event magical and memorable. One way I express my creative side is by the food I serve for parties and events. I am not an expert by any means but someone who enjoys making things cute and memorable. One fun way I found to be creative with baby shower food fare is turning an ordinary punch into something adorable. I love that this idea would suit a boy or a girl. In fact, you could use this with just about any baby shower theme because it is a cute little idea unto itself. Basically, you make a punch bowl into a little bath complete with rubber duckies floating at the top. Below you will find two yummy recipes which will make blue punch. Just add your duckies!
Baby Blue Punch (All Recipes.com)
Ingredients
1 (0.13 ounce) package blue, berry flavored unsweetened drink mix
1 (2 liter) bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
1 (64 fluid ounce) bottle white cranberry juice
8 scoops vanilla ice cream
1 cup white sugar, or to taste
Directions
In a large punch bowl, stir together the drink mix, lemon-lime soda, and white cranberry juice. Taste, and stir in sugar to your liking. (I like to add the whole cup.) Float scoops of ice cream on the top. The ice cream melts somewhat and turns the punch a beautiful baby blue color with frothy white clouds floating on the top.
Blue Punch for a Baby Shower (courtesy of a friend)
Ingredients
1 packet blue, unsweetened Kool-Aid
1 (2 liter) bottle Ginger Ale
1 (64 oz) bottle White Grape Juice
1 cup sugar
8 scoops pineapple sherbet
2-3 Rubber Duckies
Instructions
Chill ginger ale and grape juice over night
Remove sherbet from freezer about 1/2 hour before serving punch to soften
In a large bowl, combine Kool-Aid packet, sugar and chilled juice. Stir to blend.
Slowly add chilled ginger ale.
Float 8 scoops of softened sherbet on top
Add Rubber Duckies