Deep Blue Vodka Punch

Name: Deep Blue Vodka Punch
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 strawberry fruit roll-ups; 4 c. vanilla ice cream; 4 c. Blue Hawaiian Punch; 4 c. Sprite; 3 c. vanilla vodka; 1 gummy shark, if desired

By Lena AbrahamUpdated: Jul 18, 2025

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blue punch with an ice cream lifeboat and gummy sharks

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Yields:

12 serving(s)

Prep Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

3 hrs 30 mins

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Shark Week counts as a summer holiday, right? If this television event is basically like Christmas in the summer for you, then this shark punch is just what you need to celebrate. Blue Hawaiian Punch, sprite, and vanilla vodka combine to create this festive deep sea punch made to serve a crowd. The finishing touch is a vanilla ice cream and fruit roll-ups “lifesaver”. It will keep the punch cool initially, then as it melts will create foamy white waves and a creamy punch. Whatever you do, don’t forget the gummy sharks to swim around the bowl!

Top tip: I recommend preparing the lifesaver well in advance so that it's fully frozen. While it makes the punch extra delicious when melted, you want it to be as frozen for as long as possible so it keeps its shape.

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Directions

1. Step 1Line a Bundt pan with plastic wrap and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Lay the fruit roll-ups perpendicular to each other in the pan to create an “X”.
2. Step 2Fill Bundt pan about halfway with ice cream. Cut the fruit roll-ups and tuck them over the ice cream to create a full stripe. Place in the freezer to harden, at least 3 hours and up to overnight.
3. Step 3In a punch bowl, combine Hawaiian Punch, Sprite and vodka. Add gummy shark if using and stir to combine. Unmold life preserver and add it to punch just before serving.