Did you know that coconut water is great for helping with hangovers?
Coconut water is great for rebalancing the body and replenishing electrolytes because it’s high in potassium so after heavy exercise, heavy exertion, or heavy drinking, coconut water is fabulous.
Drinking coconut water with your wine or champagne is what I like to think of as good preventative medicine.
And let’s not forget, we’re getting our Vitamin C because of the fruit and juice.
You could of course forego the alcohol entirely in this recipe.
And chomp on fruit chunks in between sips of virgin punch.
But a little wine or champagne mixed with coconut water, juice, and fruit chunks is so tasty.
These adult beverages are just ever-so-slightly coconut-flavored since coconut water doesn’t have a particularly strong coconut flavor on it’s own.
When diluted with the juice, booze, and fruit, the coconut flavor is just barely there.
Thirsty yet?
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Coconut Water Champagne Fruit Punch (Vegan, Gluten Free, Soy Free, No Sugar Added)
Makes about 3 cups punch – double or triple the recipe as desired
1 1/2 cups coconut water, flavored or plain (I used one Vita Coco Coconut Water container in Pineapple flavor which is 11.2 ounces, or about 1 1/2 cups)
1 cup+ champagne or white wine*
1/2 cup+ orange juice (or other juice; pineapple, apple, pomegranate, grape)
1/4 cup to 2 cups+ fruit, frozen or fresh (quantity used will vary from a couple berries or cubes of pineapple as a garnish to 1 to 2+ cups of fruit added to the punch mixture such as orange wedges, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, watermelon cubes, mango cubes, etc.)
splash grenadine, optional
1 drop pink or red food food coloring, optional
Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl or pitcher, stir to combine, chill in the refrigerator before serving.
*If you do not drink alcohol, you can use non-alcoholic wine or champagne, white grape juice, or simply omit and adjust proportions of other ingredients to taste.
Note: Ice waters down this punch more than I like and I suggest using frozen fruit since it will help keep the punch colder and (it’s cheaper than fresh anyway. Or freeze pineapple juice, orange juice, apple juice, or coconut water in ice cube trays in advance to use as the “ice” cubes. If you are using a considerable amount of ice, you may want to increase the amount of wine or champagne, to taste.
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I used one 11.2 ounce container of Vita Coco Coconut Water in Pineapple but if you have plain coconut water or another flavor you prefer, use that.
If you don’t “love” coconut water, make the punch anyway by using more champagne, wine, or more juice. This is not an exact science.
It’s more like dump the juices, fresh or frozen fruit, and booze you have on hand into a big pitcher, stir, pour, and serve.
I purposely kept this recipe small because not every day are we having a party for 20 people and need a bowl of punch big enough to bathe in.
Some days it’s just a party of one. Grab a seat on the couch, put your feet up, and enjoy.
Or go back to bed and have this as your breakfast in bed. I wouldn’t argue.
Please envision yourself here while drinking your coconut water fruit punch since it feels tropical-ish to me.
At the very least, it’s a perfect bridal shower, girls night in, and springtime recipe.
View of boat from chaise lounge not included with the coconut punch, sorry.
At the very least it will make Easter brunch a little tastier.
If you’re a coconut fan, here are all my coconut oil, coconut water, coconut recipes
(Best dessert ever included)
Also included are these two beverages with coconut water:
Coconut Water Sports Drink (vegan, GF) – aka, Natural homemade Gatorade because of all the wonderful electrolytes and rebalancing properties of coconut water.
And
Coconut Milk Kefir (vegan, GF) A three ingredient countertop recipe that uses coconut water, coconut milk, and a starter. You don’t have to “do” anything other than put the three ingredients in a bowl on your countertop and wait for fermented fun times to ensue.
In this post, I recounted some of the many benefits and factoids about coconut water.
For instance, coconut water is identical to human blood plasma and is a universal donor.
In the Pacific War in the 1940s they used coconut water as blood plasma infusions for the wounded soldiers when human blood plasma was in short supply. Food trivia at its finest.
Do you like coconut?
I’m a huge fan of coconut these days even though as a kid I wasn’t that into it.
Times have changed and I love it.
Have you ever tried coconut water? Coconut Oil? Shredded coconut or coconut flakes?
Coconut, like mint for example, is one of those flavors that can dominate and quickly overpower any recipe it’s added to and I find this especially true with coconut oil. Lower quality oils tend to taste like you’re licking a bottle of Hawaiian Tropic tanning oil and I stick with Tropical Traditions for my coconut oil needs but to each her own.
With shredded coconut, I tend to use sweetened, store-brand flakes. The Ralph’s (Kroger/Safeway) store brand works perfectly in my baked dessert recipes and is half the price of the Baker’s brand.
I have tried Tropical Traditions sweetened and unsweetened coconut flakes and they’re more “natural” and give a different result when baking with them.
All this coconut talk makes me want a Magic Eight Bar
Thanks for the entries in the KitchenAid 7-Quart Stand Mixer Giveaway and have a great holiday weekend!
I am going to surprise everyone with this tomorrow for the family brunch. Once again this site does the heavy lifting. I am going to lie like crazy and say I thought it up myself. You have been fairly warned. ha, ha
Great idea Averie!
PLEASE keep me posted on their thoughts!
Averie, your ideas are just awesome. I never would have thought to make a delicious and festive cocktail with coconut water. Genius! And, your photos are just gorgeous. LOVE your blog!
Yes, I absolutely love coconut water. I freeze it in a cup, then ice pick it til it is slushy, add cinnamon and NuNaturals Vanilla Stevia and eat it for dessert. It’s awesome! I also use it as the base of my green smoothie. Coconut is also always added to the boys cookies and granola bars. Good stuff! :-)
Thanks, as always, for your glowing comments & support!
and I know you have a little coconut water “dessert” you enjoy. Thanks for the reminder on what it is exactly.
Gorgeous photos! I love the pink color and I love how you put the photos from your vacation! So perfect!! Oh and the drink looks fantastic!!!
I wanted to take myself on my own vacation after looking at my old pics…lol
Where did you get the coconut water with the Romero Britto art work?
I love his stuff! (Hence the picture to the right)
: )
The coconut water was sent to me by the Vita Coco people.
that pink color is so pretty!
i want that in a pair of casual sneakers. LOL
have a wonderful weekend hot stuff!
I want it in a swimsuit and a fuzzy sweater :)
Stunning photos!! Love this punch!!
thanks!
Love coconut water!!! Use it all the time for hydration when playing tennis tournaments. I just made a fun coconut water-lime sparkler recipe last week and posted it a couple days ago. Tasty and refreshing!
Mmmm, that looks so refreshing!
i like how you think!! i’m all about preventative medicine ;)
Me too :)
I am not a huge fan of the taste of coconut. I like flavored coconut water (the pineapple flavor of Zico is the best!) and I like coconut milk in smoothies where the taste is muted. But coconut flakes are the worst, blech.
I think you’d like this b/c the coconut taste is INCREDIBLY mild!
This looks fabulous, and is something I never would have come up with. I think I have to make your horchata first, though :)
“Licking a bottle of Hawaiian Tropic tanning oil” – that made me laugh! I’m fairly limited in my coconut oil products here because only one local store even carries it, and that store only has one brand. The brand they carry has been fine and not overly-coconutty, though.
Glad I got a laugh out of you :)
You do me in each time with those vibrant blue tropical pix…keep ’em coming.
I wanted to take myself on vacation when I was going thru my old pictures and posts for this post :)
Coconut water is SO good for you but I can’t get with the taste of it out of cartons – for me it has to be right out of a freshly opened coconut or flavoured, like your recipe! I can’t wait to try it; it’s a fabulous post-party drink!
Well that’s of course the best way but for us mere mortals who aren’t cracking fresh coconuts or without access to them, this was the next best thing…haha :)
That might be the prettiest cocktail in the world.
Awww, thanks Claire!
If I wasn’t so attached to my coconut water, I’d totally be making this for Easter brunch but I like it too much to share my stash with 25+ family members ;)
I love coconut water. You are right, it’s perfect re-hydrator after a hard work out. I like that it’s not loaded with calories like gatorade too! :)
Given my love of coconut water, I must try your recipe! Looking at the photo makes me thirsty :P
Since I can’t drink booze at the office (boooooo) I am sipping my green smoothie imagining I am in Aruba, lol. This looks like THE perfect drink for the holiday weekend. I love coconut and just happen to have a few tetra packs of that exact coconut water waiting for me at home. Now I just have to pick which champagne/wine to add…… the hard decisions in life ; )