Mocha Punch – It’s a Family Tradition!

Name: Mocha Punch – It’s a Family Tradition!
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 4 h 5 min
Ingredients: 1-1/2 quarts water; ½ cup Nestle Nesquik (chocolate flavor powdered); ½ cup sugar; ¼ cup instant coffee granules (I use decaf so my grands can partake); ½ gallon vanilla ice cream; ½ gallon chocolate ice cream

by Alli October 31, 2012

written by Alli October 31, 2012

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Mocha Punch is, hands down, my most requested punch recipe ever! I’ve been making it for years and it’s my family’s favorite beverage! As a matter of fact, not only is this punch a favorite, but it has become a Thanksgiving and Christmas tradition. And, the base is made the day before and refrigerated overnight. Easy.

So many people have asked for this recipe over the years. My sister also serves it on Christmas morning and several of her teacher friends serve it too. Once you try it, you’ll love it!

My mocha punch is always a big hit at parties, as well. I usually have to double or triple the recipe. Now, if only someone would make pre-scooped ice cream, it would be so much easier to triple this favorite.

Someone once said that this punch tastes like a frappuccino but better. I totally agree! Try it the next time you host a gathering and let me know what you think.

Every Thanksgiving and Christmas morning you will find me (in addition to preparing for the BIG meal) in the kitchen baking cinnamon rolls. I cheat. I make delicious crescent roll cinnamon rolls and toss a few flecks of flour on my face and down the front of my shirt and proceed to make the mocha punch.

Ain’t nobody got time to make cinnamon rolls from scratch (the kind that has to rise) AND host Christmas lunch for the entire family.

And every year, a few days before Thanksgiving and Christmas, the phone calls and texts come pouring in from my grown children with this one question, “You ARE making THE punch this year, right?” As if.

I always make THE punch and cinnamon rolls for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It’s the breakfast of champions! And it’s a tradition.

How to Make Mocha Punch (it’s so easy!)

Bring water to a boil. Remove from the heat and add Nestle Chocolate Nesquik, sugar, and coffee. Mix well and let cool a little before pouring into a glass or plastic container. Refrigerate overnight or at least four hours.

Thirty minutes before serving, scoop the chocolate and vanilla ice cream into a punch bowl. Remove the chocolate mixture from the refrigerator and give it a good stir. Carefully pour the mixture over the ice cream.

Mix gently a few times but don’t overmix. You don’t want the ice cream to melt completely.