The winter holidays are coming and what is a better way than to celebrate with a delicious punch. Here are the 5 Christmas punch recipes we guarantee that’ll make you fall absolutely drunk in love.
Apple Cider Champagne Punch
Ingredients:
- 3 honey crisp apples, sliced
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup dried figs cut in half
- 1 cup Cabernet Sauvignon or any fruity red wine
- 3 cups apple cider
- 4 whole cinnamon sticks
- ½ tbsp whole cloves
- 1/8 tbsp grated nutmeg
Preparation:
Put all ingredients in a tall pitcher. Mix them and leave them in the fridge overnight. To serve, add sangria in a fancy glass and top it with bubbly champagne!
Cranberry Sparkling Punch
Ingredients:
- 1 bottle of white wine
- 25 oz. sparkling cranberry juice
- 1 sliced apple
- ½ cup fresh cranberries
- 1 sprig rosemary for garnish
Preparation:
Put all ingredients in a large pitcher and mix them well. Put them in a freezer a few hours before serving.
Cider Rum Punch
Ingredients:
- 8 oz. dark rum
- 3 oz. lemon juice
- 4 oz. thyme syrup
- 12 oz. apple cider
- 4 oz. water
- 4 oz. club soda
- 8 dashed of Angostura Bitters
- Thyme for garnish
- Apple wheels for garnish
Preparation:
Combine 2 cups sugar, 1 ½ cups of water and 6 thyme sprigs in a pan over medium heat to make thyme simple syrup. Bring up to a boil and reduce to simmer, cook until the sugar is dissolved. Remove the pan from heat and put the syrup in the fridge to cool. Put all the ingredients in a big pitcher and add ice and mix them. Fill your glasses with crushed ice and then fill them. Add some sprig of thyme inside and put an apple wheel on the rim of the glass.
Hot Punch
Ingredients:
- 1 l. pure pomegranate juice
- 1 l. filtered water
- 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- Zest of one medium orange
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 8 star anise
- 6 whole berries, allspice
- 6 slices of fresh ginger
- ½ cup honey
- Orange slices for garnish
- 1 bottle of light red wine
Preparation:
Pour juices, water, and honey into a pan. Mix until the honey is combined. Add the spices, zest, and fresh ginger. Set the cooker to high temperature for 1 hour and then turn to it warm. Add the wine. Serve the punch with a slice of orange floating on top.
Spiked Eggnog Punch
Ingredients:
- 2 cartons regular eggnog
- 2 cups rum, brandy or whiskey
- Freshly grated nutmeg
- Fresh whipped cream
Preparation:
In a large bowl, combine the eggnog, brandy, and freshly grated nutmeg. Serve into cups and top each cup with a dollop of whipped cream and a fresh-grated nutmeg.
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