Punch with a snowman

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Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 20

The taste of this ice cream punch will be unforgettable, as will the drink's unique presentation. The recipe bears a resemblance to the famous Ramoz Gin Fizz, which is made with cream, egg whites, gin, and orange blossom water. However, the punch surpasses its predecessor in presentation. An ice cream snowman nestled among sparkling wine bubbles adds a wintry atmosphere, a creamy flavor, and a cooling effect, unlike regular ice. Conveniently, the punch can be assembled in advance and stored in the freezer until serving.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

8 cups (1.9 l) vanilla ice cream
2 tbsp. (470 ml.) orange sorbet
7 mini chocolate drop pieces
1 orange jelly bean, cut in half lengthwise
1 strip of sour jelly, trim the ends with scissors to simulate scarf fringe
1 mini marshmallow
1 bottle (375 ml) gin, chilled
1/2 cup orange liqueur, such as Grand Marnier, chilled
2 bottles (750 ml each) of dry sparkling wine, chilled
1 liter of seltzer water, chilled
Powdered sugar, for sprinkling

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Place the baking sheet in the freezer for 20 minutes.
Using a scoop, scoop the vanilla ice cream into balls, trying to form them into as perfect a sphere as possible. Place them on a chilled baking sheet. Form one ball twice the size of the others. Form a ball of orange sorbet, making it half the size of the average ice cream scoops. Leave a slight bump at the base (this will become the snowman's "hat"). Save the remaining sorbet for another use. Freeze the balls until firm (about 1 hour) or until ready to serve. Place a large punch bowl in the freezer until very cold (about 30 minutes).

Set aside 1 medium scoop of vanilla ice cream and place the remaining scoop in the center of the punch bowl.
To make a snowmanPlace a large scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of a medium-sized snowball. Attach 5 chocolate teardrop pieces to one side of the large ball in a vertical line to simulate buttons. Press them inward, with the pointed ends pressed. Place the medium-sized ice cream ball set aside earlier on top of the large ball to make the head. Press in the remaining 2 chocolate pieces to make the eyes. Attach half a jelly bean to make the nose. Wrap a jelly ribbon around the neck like a scarf. Place a scoop of orange sorbet on top to make the hat. Attach a mini marshmallow to the top to make a pom-pom. You can assemble the snowman ahead of time and store the punch bowl in the freezer for 2 hours if you don't plan to serve it right away..
To prepare punchAdd the liquids in the following order: gin, orange liqueur, sparkling wine, and seltzer. Dust with powdered sugar to simulate snow. Serve the punch in wide goblets (see note), topping each with a scoop of ice cream.

Note

Goblet glasses, also used as champagne flutes, have a wide, shallow bowl on the stem..