About the Recipe
This blackberry, ginger, and lime-soaked big-batch drink is just delicious on its own from the fresh blackberry juice, non-alcoholic ginger beer, sweet tea, and tart lime juice, it’s even better with frozen blackberries keep this delicious punch cool without watering it down
Ingredients
3 cups fresh blackberries
4 cups chilled sweet tea
2 cups cold water
1/2 cup fresh lime juice (from 5 limes)
4 (12-oz.) cans chilled nonalcoholic ginger beer
1 (16-oz.) bag frozen blackberries
Ice
Lime slices
Mint sprigs
Preparation
Step 1
Place fresh blackberries in a large bowl; mash with a potato masher until fully broken. Pour through a fine mesh strainer into a measuring cup or bowl, pressing pulp to release juice. Discard solids.
Step 2
Pour blackberry juice into a large (4- to 6-qt.) punch bowl. Stir in sweet tea, water, and lime juice until well combined. Gently stir in ginger beer and frozen blackberries until just combined. Serve over ice. Garnish with lime slices and mint sprigs.
Make Ahead
Blackberry juice can be made one day in advance and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. If you’d like to make your punch ahead, Add ginger beer and frozen blackberries just before your ready to serve it.