The proof is in the punch!
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Strawberry Rosé Punch that, with a few minutes of prep at home, would be easy to mix up at your friend's birthday party.
Total cost: $16.47
Double the recipe with an extra bag of strawberries and a second bottle of rosé, and your total is just barely over budget — $30.95. (Skip the pricey fresh strawberry and mint garnish, though.)
Cost breakdown:
Rosé - $9.99
Frozen strawberries - $4.49
Sprite - $1.99
Simple syrup - Free, if you make your own.
Get the recipe from Sugar and Soul.
Gingery Bud Light Lime Punch that's so refreshing even your beer snob friends won't believe you when you tell them what's in it.
Total cost: $21.43
Make it the way the recipe calls and you'll only use two cans of ginger beer and one BLL; to make it stronger, add more of each of those in a 2:1 ratio, but keep the lemonade the same.
Cost breakdown:
6 pack of Ginger Beer - $5.99
6 pack of Bud Light Lime - $9.99
Carton of lemonade - $2.49
2 lemons + 2 limes for garnish - $2.96
Get the recipe on The Cookie Rookie.
Pineapple Rum Punch that'll put you in a ~vacation mindset~, even if you're chilling in your backyard.
Total cost: $29.66
To make a second batch, splurge on an extra bottle of prosecco!
Cost breakdown:
Rum - $11.99
Prosecco - $9.99
Can of pineapple juice, 46 fl oz - $3.19
Frozen pineapple - $4.49
Get the recipe on Crazy for Crust.
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