Strawberry Sweetheart Punch

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries, divided
• 6 cups water, divided
• 1 (12 ounce) can frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries, thawed
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
• 2 liters carbonated lemon-lime beverage, chilled

Recipe

• 1 arrange 1 cup of fresh strawberries in 4 1/2 cup ring mold; add 2 cups water slowly, so the don't float. freeze until solid. top with remaining fresh strawberries. slowly pour 1 cup water into mold to almost cover berries. freeze until solid.
• 2 in a punch bowl, combine the lemonade concentrate, thawed strawberries,orange juice concentrate and remaining water. refrigerate until chilled.
• 3 just before serving, stir in lemon-lime soda. unmold the ice ring by wrapping the bottom of the mold in a damp hot dishtowel; invert onto a baking sheet. place fruit side up in punch bowl.