Jungle Juice is the perfect fun, bold, crowd and budget friendly drink that’s refreshing, easy to make, and great for large groups.
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Sabrina’s Jungle Juice Recipe
The name “Jungle Juice” may take you back to a large-batch concoction made at college parties. While this recipe is reminiscent of that college favorite, it’s a tastier, slightly elevated version. This recipe makes about a gallon of refreshing and boozy fruit punch. Perfect for a group, and easy to double or cut in half depending on the size of your crowd. Make Sweet and Sour Chicken Dip, Seven Layer Salad, and Puppy Chow to go along with your tasty drink. If you want to switch up ingredients, read the variations underneath the recipe.
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Ingredients
- 2 limes
- 2 lemons
- 3 oranges
- 32 ounces cranberry juice , chilled
- 32 ounces pineapple juice , chilled
- 32 ounces orange juice , chilled
- 1 bottle maraschino cherries , with stem
- 750 ml vodka , chilled
- 6 cups ice
Instructions
- Trim off the edges of the limes, lemons and oranges and slice them thinly.
- Add half of the citrus fruits to a large punchbowl.
- Pour in cranberry juice, pineapple juice and orange juice.
- Pour in the juice from the bottle of maraschino cherries.
- Add in the vodka and stir.
- Serve in hurricane or cocktail glasses with ice and garnish with remaining fruit and maraschino cherry.
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Sabrina’s Tips
I love Jungle Juice, but it’s deceptively fruity taste can get you drunk if you’re not paying attention. While it makes for a fun, sweet drink, it’s important to remember that there’s still alcohol in the recipe, so drink responsibly. You can always cut down on the alcohol content if you don’t want it to be too strong.
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Can this be made ahead of time?
Absolutely. You can prep everything in advance from one day to several days ahead of time. Keep the Jungle Juice stored in the refrigerator until you’re ready to serve, and wait to add ice.
How to Store
- Serve: After preparing, you don’t want to leave this recipe sitting out at room temperature for more than 2 hours. If you’re serving it for a party and need to keep the recipe out longer, you can add lots of ice to keep the Jungle Juice recipe chilled.
- Store: If you made this recipe in advance, you can store it in a covered container in the fridge for as long as 2 weeks.
- Freeze: You could also pour leftovers into a freezer-safe airtight container to keep frozen for up to 3 months.
Variations
- Alcohol Options: While often made with vodka, you can use other spirits as your alcohol component. White rum is a great option. You could also use gin, tequila or coconut rum to make this boozy drink recipe.
- Alcohol-free Jungle Juice: To make this into an alcohol-free drink that all your friends and family (including kids) can enjoy, leave the vodka out. If you want to add another non-juice ingredient to balance it out, you can use sprite or club soda.
- More fruit juices: There are lots of different fruit flavors that you can add, depending on what type of juices you use. You can swap out some of the original fruit juices in the recipe for Hawaiian punch, pink lemonade, watermelon juice, and strawberry juice. You could also squeeze fresh lime or lemon juice for a more refreshing, citrusy flavor.
- Frozen Jungle Juice: For the frozen version, you’ll need to divide it into a few batches so that it can fit in your blender. If you’re using a 64 oz blender, add 2 cups orange juice, 2 cups pineapple juice, 2 cups cranberry juice, and a bit of maraschino cherry liquid. Fill the blender the rest of the way with ice and blend into a frozen consistency. In this version, you’ll be adding the vodka individually at the end. Aim for 1.5 to 2 ounces of vodka per drink. This is also a great option because the blended ingredients are non-alcoholic, allowing your guests to add vodka afterwards.
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