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These DIY ice rings are the perfect addition to a punch bowl! Easy to make and so beautiful, you can really get creative. They really elevate a party punch!
I also love to make natural pink ice cubes and floral ice for parties too! They’re so fun!
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Pin ItWhenever I make a party punch, I always add an ice ring! These charming DIY ice rings keep the punch cold while adding a colorful, festive touch to the bowl.
They’re so easy to make—just freeze them the night before—and they’re far better than tossing in ice cubes that melt too fast and water down your drink. An ice ring melts slowly, keeping your punch chilled, flavorful, and beautiful all night long.
How to Make Ice Rings
- To make these charming Ice Rings, all you need is a bundt pan (size it to your punch bowl), water and ingredients!
- Fill the pan with water, then add whatever you want.
- Don’t go light on the ingredients either, pack them down in the bundt pan and let them stick out of the water. The more ingredients you have, the better it looks when it’s frozen!
- When the ice ring is frozen, run some warm water over the bundt pan and then it should come out very easily.
Choosing Ingredients For Your Ice Rings
You can choose the ingredients for the based on the punch recipe you’re making. There are so many options for DIY ice rings and really anything edible works. I’ve added flowers, cinnamon sticks, citrus slices, spices, herbs, etc.
When you’re freezing the ice ring, you can add 3/4 water and the other 1/4, whatever juice, tea or liquor you’re using in the punch. Sometimes I make a delicious spiked tea punch and I use both water and the tea to create my ice ring.
Ideas For Ice Ring Fillings
Here are some of the combinations we did for the 3 rings you see here.
1. Dried Hibiscus flower (they turned the ice ring pink!), oranges and cloves.
2. Pears, edible flowers, cinnamon sticks and black berries.
3. Apples, rosemary and star anise.
Use a Ladle For Your Punch
A ladle is not only the easiest way to dispense punch from the bowl, it also has a couple other nifty uses.
The ingredients in your punch will settle after a while, use a ladle to stir the punch from time to time. It’s also good etiquette to regularly ladle punch from the bottom of the bowl and pour it over the ice ring, to keep an even coolness.
Eden’s Tips
Make sure to use a bundt cake pan that fits the size of your punch bowl.
Pack your ingredients into the ring, don’t skimp!
Run warm water over the frozen pan, to remove the punch ice ring without breaking it.
Ladle the punch intermittently over the ice ring, to keep the drink evenly chilled.
Punch Recipes
Drinks
Watermelon Punch Recipe
Holidays
Cranberry Vodka Punch
Cocktails
Spiked Jolly Rancher Punch
Drinks
Tequila Punch
Instructions
- To make these charming Ice Rings, all you need is a bundt pan (size it to your punch bowl), water and ingredients!
- Fill the pan with water, then add whatever you want.
- Don’t go light on the ingredients either, pack them down in the bundt pan and let them stick out of the water. The more ingredients you have, the better it looks when it’s frozen!
- When the ice ring is frozen, run some warm water over the bundt pan and then it should come out very easily.
you’re a genius. =D
great combinations thanks !
Thanks Dale!!
You’re a total genius.
Happy Hoooolidays. 😉
Haha! Happy Holidays to you too Kim!!! 🙂