Servings: 9 cups
Ingredients
- 3 cups organic apple cider
- 1 ½ cups 100% pure pineapple juice
- 1 ½ cups organic 100% pure orange juice
- 3 cups filtered water
- 2 tbsp honey or 8-12 drops of stevia
- 1 apple sliced into ½ cm rounds
- 1 orange sliced into 1 cm rounds (reserve one wedge for rimming glasses)
- 1 tsp cloves
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
For rimming the glasses:
- 1 tbsp cinnamon ground
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar
Optional, to serve:
- Sprig rosemary
- Star anise pod
- Cinnamon sticks
Instructions
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat oven to 350F.
- Insert cloves into orange slices and arrange in single layer on baking sheet.
- Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, add apple cider, water, cinnamon and nutmeg to a large pot. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and add orange and pineapple juice. Cover for 20 minutes.
- Add honey or stevia and mix thoroughly - adjust sweetness as needed.
- Pour into a punch bowl or keep on the stove top.
- Float apple and baked orange slices on top of the punch.
To rim the glass
- Mix the cinnamon and coconut sugar together on a plate large enough to fit the rim of your glass.
- Using a piece of leftover orange (lemon wedge works too), moisten the rim of the glass.
- Dip the rim of the glass into the cinnamon mixture.
Notes
!To make a pomegranate version:
Substitute 3 cups of pure pomegranate juice for the orange and pineapple juices.
Substitute 3 cups of pure pomegranate juice for the orange and pineapple juices.