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    Christmas Punch Recipe

    Oct 10, 2024 by Helene Dsouza

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    Helene Dsouza
    Easy Christmas punch packed with vibrant fruits to entertain your family and friends.
    Total Time: 10 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
    Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Infusing Time: 10 hours hours
    8 servings
    RECIPE
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    A fruity Christmas punch to serve up in a bowl at your party or in individual glasses.

    I share everything you need to know to make this drink from scratch.

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    This Christmas punch recipe is based on my husband's, Paul, recipe. It also resembles our Thanksgiving sangria recipe.

    I recommend also offering a version without alcohol to your guests, such as this Non-Alchoholic Thanksgiving Punch.

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    • Ingredients
    • Process Overview
    • 📖 Recipe
    • Serving
    • FAQs
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    Ingredients

    You will need a few ingredients to make this punch at home:

    • Lemon — fresh, whole, and untreated/without pesticides because it's used as a whole to infuse the drink
    • Apple — fresh apple, cored, and cut into smaller pieces.
    • Cranberries — fresh. I cut some in half so that they infuse the drink, and the other half is left as a whole for the looks.
    • Citrus fruit of your choice — I used a peeled and cut grapefruit. You can also use orange, mandarin, pomelo.
    • Simple Syrup — Because it mixes in easily. As an option, you can use powdered (icing) sugar too. Granulated sugar won't mix in.
    • Rum — alternatively, you can use vodka too. I use Captain Morgan or Bacardi. Malibu is sweeter and great if you want a mild version.
    • Orange juice
    • Cranberry Juice
    • Water

    Optionally, you can add other fruits too if you like, such as cut grapes, pineapple, and pears to just name a few.

    For a non-alcoholic, virgin mocktail version, simply skip the alcohol and use more orange juice instead.

    We love ours spiked with alcohol! 😀

    christmas punch served in glasses

    Process Overview

    The Christmas punch is prepared with fresh fruits.

    Just consider that it needs to infuse overnight to bring out all those wonderful flavors, so plan ahead!

    Step 1

    Rinse your fruits well to get rid of impurities.

    Slice Lemon, cut apple small, cut cranberries into two and cut the citrus fruit pulp into small pieces too.

    slice lemon

    Step 2

    Place fruits into a large serving bowl.

    Pour rum, water, orange, and cranberry juice in it and add the simple syrup too.

    Combine it all.

    Step 3

    Cover your freshly prepared holiday punch with a clean wrap and place in a cool room to allow the party cocktail to infuse overnight.

    The cocktail is then ready to be served.

    fruits to make christmas punch

    📖 Recipe

    christmas punch in a bowl

    Christmas Punch Recipe

    Easy Christmas punch packed with vibrant fruits to entertain your family and friends.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Drinks
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Infusing Time: 10 hours hours
    Total Time: 10 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8 servings
    Calories: 175kcal
    Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

    Ingredients

    • 1 Lemon no pesticides
    • 1 Apple
    • 3.5 ounces Cranberries Fresh fresh
    • Citrus Fruit of your choice, I used ½ grapefruit *see Notes
    • 2-3 Tablespoon Simple Syrup
    • 1 cup Rum or Vodka
    • 1½ cup Water
    • 2½ cup Orange Juice
    • 2½ cup Cranberry Juice
    US - Metric

    Instructions

    • Rinse fruits well to get rid of impurities.
    • Slice Lemon. Cut the apple into quarters, cut and discard seed core, and cut the apple small. Choose if you want to cut your cranberries into two (they infuse better, but I cut only half of them). Also, peel and cut your citrus fruit small, I used grapefruit. *see Notes
    • Place fresh fruits in a large serving bowl and add the simple syrup to it.
    • Pour in rum, water, orange juice, and cranberry juice.
    • Stir and mix up all punch ingredients in the bowl.
    • Place a cling wrap over the bowl to cover and keep in a cool place to infuse overnight or for 10-12 hours.
    • Serve your Christmas punch cooled.

    Notes

    Choose another citrus fruit (besides the lemon). I added grapefruit but you can use orange, mandarin, or pomelo too.
    Eventually, you can add other fruits too such as cut grapes, plum, pineapple etc.
    It's important to leave the punch to infuse so that the flavors can develope.
    You can easily double the recipe to make a larger quantity.

    Equipment

    • Cutting Board
    • 8" Chef Knife
    • Large serving bowl
    • Soup Ladle
    • Glasses

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Christmas Punch Recipe
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 175 Calories from Fat 9
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 1g2%
    Saturated Fat 1g5%
    Sodium 9mg0%
    Potassium 269mg8%
    Carbohydrates 27g9%
    Fiber 2g8%
    Sugar 23g26%
    Protein 1g2%
    Vitamin A 210IU4%
    Vitamin C 56mg68%
    Calcium 21mg2%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Serving

    It's important that you serve your fruit punch cooled.

    If you plan a party with a larger crowd, I recommend serving your rum punch in a large bowl with a ladle.

    That way, people can scoop it up and serve themselves.

    I place my large party bowl covered with clean wrap in the cellar basement where it's cooler because it wouldn't fit into our fridge.

    You can add ice cubes too, to keep the cocktail cool, but it will make the beverage watery.

    To entertain a small gathering, serve the drink in individual glasses.

    It's always a hit at any Christmas gathering!

    Yet, you can serve up this drink during Thanksgiving, New Years' and even Halloween if you like because fresh cranberries are in season during that time of the year.

    punch infused with fruits served in glasses

    FAQs

    How to store leftovers?

    Just place punch leftovers, if there are any, in an airtight container and keep in the fridge. Drink it within a few days because the fruits will get soggy over time.

    Does it need to be refrigerated?

    Yes, if possible to serve your punch cool. If you don't have space in your fridge, keep it in a cool place such as a basement, covered until serving time.

    How much alcohol do you add?

    This punch recipe isn't spiked with a lot of alcohol. It's on the softer side. However, you are free to increase the content of alcohol in the recipe.

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