DIY Pumpkin Punch Bowl & Cranberry Punch

The perfect Thanksgiving cranberry punch served up in a beautiful DIY Pumpkin punch bowl. The beauty of this cranberry punch is you can make it with tequila, vodka, or rum. Made with cranberry syrup, orange juice, and cranberry juice, this refreshing punch is a wonderful addition to your Thanksgiving meal.

Raise your hand if you are ready for Thanksgiving!! Gimme all the stuffing!

My cranberry punch is perfect for thanksgiving, pero guys served in a DIY Pumpkin punch bowl takes this punch to while new level of holiday fun!

I’ve always wanted to carve a large pumpkin to use as a punch bowl, pero tu sabes with the Texas heat many of my pumpkin never made it past Halloween.

This year our weather has been amazing, so I went for it!

Here’s how easy it is to make a DIY pumpkin punch bowl at home.

HOW TO MAKE A DIY PUMPKIN PUNCH BOWL

First off select a pumpkin according to the amount of people attending Thanksgiving. We usually have a large crowd, so I went for the largest pumpkin I could find.

Using a sharp knife carefully slice the pumpkin around the top. You can slice in a zigzag pattern or simply slice as we did.

With a serving spoon scoop out the insides of the pumpkin and spoon out pumpkin flesh to make enough room for punch.

Save the pumpkin seeds for roasting – here’s a great recipe.

Be careful not to puncture all the way through to the interior of the pumpkin — you don’t want liquid leaking out. Or if you feel nervous simply place the pumpkin on serving tray

Now that we have our pumpkin ready let’s talk cranberry punch.

Our base begins with a homemade cranberry syrup made from fresh cranberries, piloncillo, cinnamon, and orange juice for a perfect tart-sweet touch.

The beauty of this cranberry punch is you can add any spirit you enjoy – tequila, vodka, or rum work in this punch. Or if you prefer a non-alcoholic version, simply replace the spirit with ginger ale or sprite.

Once you are ready to serve fill carved pumpkin with ice, then begin adding the remaining ingredients.

Give it a quick stir and you are ready to ladle into cups.

HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE CRANBERRY SYRUP FOR COCKTAILS

For cranberry syrup:

2 cups cranberries

4 cups water

2 cinnamon sticks

1 piloncillo cone

1/2 cup orange juice

In a saucepan add cranberries, water, cinnamon sticks, piloncillo, and orange juice.

Bring to a boil.

Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, and piloncillo cone dissolves. 

Allow it to cool, then remove cinnamon sticks.

MAS cranberry cocktails perfect for Thanksgiving: 

Cranberry Pisco Sour

Cranberry Infused Vodka 

Cranberry Tangerine Punch

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Cranberry Punch

Author: Vianney Rodriguez

Ingredients

• For cranberry syrup:
• 2 cups cranberries
• 4 cups water
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 piloncillo cone
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• For punch:
• Cranberry syrup
• 4 cups tequila vodka, or rum
• 2 cups orange juice
• Cranberry juice

Instructions

1. In a saucepan add cranberries, water, cinnamon sticks, piloncillo, and orange juice. Bring to a boil.
2. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, and piloncillo cone dissolves.
3. Allow it to cool, then remove cinnamon sticks.
4. Fill pumpkin punch bowl with ice.
5. Add cranberry syrup, tequila, vodka, or rum.
6. Add orange juice, then top to fill pumpkin with cranberry juice.

Recipe Notes

serves 12