If you haven’t tasted non
alcoholic cheers, these recipes are
for you. Dairy cheers add a festive,
frothy taste to your holiday enter
taining. They look as if they take
hours to make, but preparing them
is a snap.
One of the first things you’ll
notice about the cheers recipes is
their variety. Milk mixes well with
many fruit juices and other non
alcoholic ingredients, taking the
edge off the sharp flavors some
times found in juice concentrates.
This holiday season, serve
cheers to your family and guests
for a joyous holiday season.
CHEER TIPS
Preparation:
• Chill the punch bowl, glasses,
and all ingredients before mixing.
• Use large blocks of ice to
keep punch cold on the table; they
melt more slowly than ice cubes.
• Garnish for an appetizing
appeal
Note: For a more festive touch,
make ice rings that contain non
dairy ingredients like mint or fruit.
Food colorings can also be used in
the ice or punch to brighten up the
punch and not affect the taste.
SERVING:
• Always serve cheers
beverages cold.
• Serve cheers punch as soon
as it is prepared. A mixed punch
that stands in a refrigerator will
lose consistency and flavor.
STORING:
•Extra punch should always be
refrigerated.
• Before serving, mix refriger
ated punch in blender.
CREAMY PEPPERMINT
SHAKE
2 cups milk
'A cup crushed peppermint
candy
1/4 pints vanilla ice cream
Place milk and candy in blehder
and mix. Add ice cream and pro
cess until smooth and creamy.
Makes 6 servings.
Rebecca Fogleman
Lycoming Co. Dairy Princess
PINK WITCH PUNCH
1 quart cold milk
1 6-ounce can lemonade,
thawed
1 pint strawberry ice cream,
softened
1 quart cold ginger ale
Beat first three ingredients
together in blender or large mixing
bowl. Add ginger ale, blending
slowly. Serve cold. Garnish with a
strawberry.
Makes 20 'A cup.
Betty Buffington
Millersburg
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HOLIDAY SPARKLER
PUNCH
A cup grenadine
1 cup grape juice
1 cup pineapple juice
1 cup grapefruit juice
1 cup orange juice
Add VA quarts ginger ale
Peg Koser
Lancaster
PINK REFRESHING PUNCH
1 6-ounce can frozen lemonade
1 6-ounce can frozen orange
luice
5 cups water
2 A cup grenadine
1 quart ginger ale
FROZEN EGGNOG RING
Red candied cherries
Green spearmint leaf candies
2 cups dairy eggnog
2 cups milk
Decorate bottom of a 4 'A cup
ring mold with candied cherries
and spearmint leaves. Combine
eggnog and milk. Gently pour
small amount of eggnog mixture
into mold. Freeze until solid. Pour
in remaining eggnog mixture.
Freeze several hours or overnight.
Dip frozen ring in hot water and
carefully unmold into punch bowl.
Serve immediately..
Heidi Minner
Mercer Co. Dairy Princess
FROSTY ORANGE COW
2 cups cold milk
2 cups vanilla ice cream,
softened
1 6-ounce can frozen concen
trated orange juice
Place all ingredients in a blen
der. Mix until smooth and frothy.
Serve immediately in tall chilled
glasses. Makes 414 cups.
Frozen concentrated apple
juice, 14 teaspoon cinnamon and
'/ teaspoon nutmeg may be used in
place of the orange juice.
Tonya Scholl
Dauphin Co. Dairy Princess
CHERRY SWIZZLE
114-ounce envelope
unsweetened cherry-flavored soft
drink powder
1 cup sugar
2 cups cold milk
1 quart vanilla ice cream
3'A cups carbonated water
Combine soft drink powder and
sugar. Dissolve in milk. Pour into
glasses. Add scoops of ice cream.
Resting bottle on rim of glass,
carefully pour in carbonated water
to fill each glass. Stir to muddle
slightly. Serves 6 to 8.
Heidi Minner
Mercer Co. Dairy Princess
Peg Koser
Lancaster
Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program is pushing non-alcoholic drinks made with
milk. More than 240 restaurants across the state are using the CHEERS materials In
the promotion.
SANTA’S SURPRISE
1 gallon vanilla ice cream
146-ounce can pineapple juice,
chilled
10 7-ounce bottles lemon-lime
soda, chilled
2 6-ounce cans frozen orange
juice
Combine pineapple and orange
juices in punch bowl. Slowly pour
in lemon-lime soda. Ice cream can
be scooped directly into punch
bowl or individual glasses. Top
with maraschino cherry. Makes 30
cups.
Heidi Minner
Mercer Co. Dairy Princess
WHITE RUSSIAN
2 cups milk
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1 scoop vanilla ice cream
Combine all ingredients in blen
der until frothy. Serves 2.
PA Dairy Promotion
1 cup milk
1 cup orange juice
'A cup sliced peaches
2 scoops vanilla or peach ice
cream
Combine ingredients in blender
until smooth and creamy. Serves 2.
PA Dairy Promotion
1 cup milk
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
3 tablespoons grape juice
concentrate
Combine all ingredients in blen
der until smooth and creamy.
Serves 2.
Heidi Minner
Mercer Co. Dairy Princess
PINA COLADA
1 cup milk
‘A cup ginger ale
'A cup crushed pineapple
'A teaspoon coconut flavor
S ice cubes
Combine ingredients in blender
until frothy, about one minute.
Serves 3.
FUZZY NAVEL
PURPLE COW
PA Dairy Promotion
OLD-FASHIONED
HOT MULLED CIDER
'A gallon fresh apple cider
l A cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 apple studded with whole
cloves
Add sugar and spices to apple
cider. Float clove-studded apple in
mixture. Heat to boiling, reduce
heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Serve in mugs garnished with
orange slices.
CHOCOLATE
BANANA SHAKE
2 cups cold milk
'A cup powdered chocolate fla
voring for milk
'/j pint vanilla ice cream
1 ripe banana
'A teaspoon banana extract
Blend milk, chocolate flavor
ing, ice cream, banana and banana
extract in a blender until smooth.
Pour into chilled glasses. Garnish
with a banana slice dipped in cho
colate sprinkles, if desired. Serve
immediately. Yields 3 cups.
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Featured Recipe
This holiday season, smart hostesses will be serving cheers non
alcoholic dairy beverages. Cheers beverages are easily prepared in an
array of exotic tasting punches and cocktails. Recognizing the need to
serve alternative beverages that are exciting and tasty, party planners
and banquet hall managers are using cheers recipes this holiday season
to keep their clientele happy, healthy, and sober.
In an effort to remind consumers that safe holiday entertaining can
utilize the great taste and flavor of milk, The Pennsylvania Dairy
Promotion Program is telling the story of cheers. The PDPP is provid
ing restauranteurs and food service operators with point of purchase
materials, waitstaff slickers and free recipes to share with customers.
More than 240 restaurants across the state will be using cheers
materials.
No need to go away to have one of these delicious drinks, try these
recipes at home. Don’t be surprised if your family wants a cheers
beverage every day. Besides tasting good, cheers beverages are good
for you. They are rich in calcium, low in fat, and contain high-quality
proteins.
5 cups milk
8 scoops vanilla or mint chocolate chip ice cream
2 teaspoons peppermint extract
S drops green food coloring
Combine ingredients in blender until smooth. Top with whipped
cream. Yields 'A gallon.
2 cups whole milk
4 cups cold black coffee
4 scoops vanilla or coffee ice cream
Blend ingredients together in blender, top with whipped cream.
ixture can also be served hot. Yields 'A gallon.
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