Easter Drink Ideas

So much focus is put on Easter dinner that we oftentimes forget about the drinks. This year, add a little extra flair to your meal by serving a special drink instead of tea, soda or wine. Here are some quick and easy non-alcoholic drink ideas for Easter.

Orange Sparklers

3 ounces of orange juice

3 ounces of club soda

Simply mix together and serve over ice.

Rainbow Punch

8 ounces orange juice

8 ounces pineapple juice

8 ounces Hawaiian Punch

1 liter Club Soda

1 liter Ginger Ale

1 quart of Rainbow Sherbet

Pour all the liquid ingredients into a large bowl filled with ice. Add sherbet just before serving.

Golden Easter Punch

6 cups water

4 cups sugar

1 (46 ounce) can pineapple juice

1 (12 ounce) can orange juice concentrate

1 (6 ounce) can lemonade concentrate

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 (2 liter) bottle Sprite or 7-Up

1 quart pineapple sherbet

In a pan over medium heat, bring the sugar and water to a boil. Cook just enough for the sugar to dissolve. Remove from the heat and cool.  In a large bowl, add the vanilla, soda and juices and sugar water; stir well. Add sherbet just before serving.

Easter Egg Hatch

7 oz Frozen Vanilla Yogurt

4 oz Orange Juice

2 tbsp. Sugar Syrup (recipe below)

Using a blender, blend 7 ounces of crushed ice and all the ingredients until smooth, about 20 seconds. Serve immediately.

Sugar Syrup

1 cup sugar

½ cup water

In a saucepan, bring to a boil, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves.

Easter Egg Cream

1 1/2 oz chocolate syrup

Cold Milk

Seltzer

Fill an 8 oz glass 2/3 of the way full with cold milk. Pour in the syrup. Top it off with seltzer and stir.