Pumpkin Punch Recipes

Steps:

• Combine 12 cups water, the brown sugar and cinnamon sticks in a large pot and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Stir in the pumpkin and return to a simmer. Meanwhile, remove the zest from the limes in wide strips using a vegetable peeler; add the zest to the pot and simmer 15 minutes. Let cool, then refrigerate until the liquid is cold and the pumpkin pulp settles to the bottom, 2 to 3 hours.
• Working in batches, ladle the liquid into a fine-mesh strainer set over a pitcher (repeat if necessary to strain out all the pumpkin pulp). Discard the pulp and lime zest. Return the cinnamon sticks to the punch and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Pour the punch into ice-filled glasses. Add rum, pineapple and/or pecans, if desired. Serve with the cinnamon sticks.

Steps:

• Serve in a hollowed out pumpkin with floating pumpkin chunks.

Steps:

• For the pumpkin: Cut off the top of the pumpkin with a sharp knife. Clean out the seeds and pulp with an ice cream scoop. Insert a tap in the empty pumpkin according to the package directions; set aside. (See Cook's Note).
• For the punch: Slice the apples into thin rings and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Stud each slice with 5 to 6 whole cloves and then freeze until solid, about 4 hours and up to overnight.
• Meanwhile, stir together the apple cider, bourbon, bitters and lemon juice in the cavity of the pumpkin and top with the pumpkin lid. Refrigerate until the pumpkin and the punch inside are well chilled, at least 2 hours. Remove the lid and add the apple slices to the punch and serve.

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine apple juice and pumpkin pie mix; chill. In large punch bowl, just before serving, combine pumpkin mixture and ice cream; stir until smooth. Gently stir in soda. 32 (4-oz. ) servings.

Steps:

• Squeeze the juice from the lemons, limes and oranges; pour into a gallon container. Add water and sugar; mix well. Refrigerate until chilled., To make pumpkins, cut the top and bottom thirds from desired amount of oranges. Using a paring knife, insert a small piece of lime peel for a pumpkin stem., Just before serving, transfer punch to serving pitchers and add ice if desired. Top each serving with a pumpkin.