This is totally alcohol free, but has all the flavour of an alcoholic punch. I have had people unable to believe that it really is completely safe for the drivers at a party.
You will need a large preserving pan for this.
Recipe: Spiced Apple Punch
Summary: A non-alcoholic fruit punch
Ingredients
- 4 boxes of apple juice. Usually about 8½ pints/4 litres.
- 4 pints/2.25 litres hot water
- 2 scant teacups granulated sugar
- 4 large, sharp eating apples (Granny Smith are good, Golden Delicious are too flavourless. Don’t use Bramley apples as you’ll end up with dilute apple sauce!)
- 6 oranges
- 3 lemons
- 2″ / 5cm piece of cinnamon stick or 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 20+ cloves
- ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
Instructions
- Put the water into the pan with the sugar and bring to the boil, stirring to prevent the sugar from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- Wash all the fruit.
- Stick the cloves into one of the oranges and add it to the pan with the rest of the spices.
- Core the apples but do not peel them. Slice them and the rest of the fruit and add it all to the pan.
- Reduce the heat and simmer for about 45 minutes.
- Add the apple juice, return to simmering point, taste to check for sweetness and if necessary add a little more sugar dissolved in a small amount of hot water. Serve.
Quick Notes
If you want to make an alcoholic version of this, replace the apple juice with dry cider and add a miniature of brandy or a slosh of Calvados just before serving.
Preparation time (duration): 15minutes
Cooking time (duration): 50minutes
Diet type: Dairy-free
Number of servings (yield): about 20
Meal type: drink
Culinary tradition: English
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