Hot Spiced Punch

By mrboyton

A flavorful nonalcoholic punch for Christmas or ringing in the New Year. It not only warms you on a cold day, it makes your house smell great, too.

Ingredients

• 1 qt. apple cider
• 1 pt. cranberry juice
• 1 pt. orange juice
• 1/2 Cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp. WHOLE ALLSPICE
• 1 tsp. WHOLE CLOVES
• 3 CINNAMON STICKS

Preparation

Step 1

Combine apple cider, cranberry juice and orange juice in a percolator. Place sugar, ALLSPICE, CLOVES and CINNAMON STICKS in the percolator basket. Allow the percolator to go through its heating cycle and serve hot.

This punch can also be made in a slow cooker, or for true elegance, heat in a kettle, pour some into a glass pitcher and make the rounds of the party to give the guests a warm topper. The rest can stay heating until you need it. This is also a good way to make lots of punch. The recipe is for a standard coffee pot–just make sure the basket is thoroughly cleaned so the punch doesn’t taste like coffee! Makes: 8 cups Prep. time: 2 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes, but it can simmer indefinitely.