Autumn Punch
When fall is in the air, serve this beverage that combines apple-cranberry juice, plums, and your choice of a fruity white wine.
Prep Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
4 hrs 20 mins
Servings:
10 to 12 servings
Ingredients
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2 teaspoons whole cloves
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1/2 of a vanilla bean, split lengthwise
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1 64-ounce bottle apple-cranberry juice
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4 medium purple and/or green plums, pitted and sliced
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1 750-ml bottle Gewurztraminer, or other fruity white wine*
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Ice cubes
Directions
1.
Place cloves and vanilla bean in center of a double-thick 6-inch square of 100-percent-cotton cheesecloth. Bring corners of cloth together; tie closed with clean string. Pour apple-cranberry juice into a large container or pitcher. Add plums and spice bag. Cover and chill for 4 to 24 hours.
2.
Remove and discard cheesecloth bag. Stir in Gewurztraminer. Serve beverage and plum slices over ice. (Or omit the ice and heat the juice mixture and wine in a 4-quart Dutch oven until hot. Serve in heatproof mugs.) Makes 10 to 12 servings.
Nonalcoholic Option
Substitute two 12-ounce cans chilled ginger ale for the Gewurztraminer, and serve over ice.
Nutrition information
Calories 180, Total Fat 0 g, Saturated Fat 00 g, Monounsaturated Fat 0 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 30 mg, Carbohydrate 33 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1 g. Daily Values: Vitamin C 109%, Calcium 1%, Iron 2%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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