Hot Cranberry Orange Punch Food

HOT CRANBERRY CITRUS PUNCH

Steps:

• In a 4 quart or larger slow cooker, combine the cranberry juice, orange juice, white sugar, brown sugar, lemon juice, salt and cinnamon sticks. Stir to dissolve sugar. Cook on High for 4 to 6 hours. Turn heat to Low and keep warm for serving.

ORANGE CRANBERRY PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large container, combine juices and fruit; cover and refrigerate overnight. Serve in pitchers or a large punch bowl.

HOT CRANBERRY PUNCH

Steps:

• In a 24-cup percolator, combine cranberry juice, water, pineapple juice, brown sugar and food coloring if desired. Place the cinnamon sticks, cloves and allspice in percolator basket; cover and begin perking. When cycle is complete, discard contents of basket. Serve the punch warm.

WARM CRANBERRY ORANGE SPICE PUNCH

Steps:

• Place cloves and cardamom seeds in a tea bag or coffee filter and tie the filter closed.
• Combine apple juice, orange juice, cranberry juice, cinnamon stick, and clove-cardamom pouch in a large pot; simmer over low heat for 30 minutes.

HOT CRANBERRY PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients except the orange juice and orange slices in a big saucepan; stir to blend.
• Bring to a boil, add in the orange juice, and return to a boil.
• Decrease the heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes.
• **At this point, you can cool, strain, and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
• Serve warm, garnished with orange slices.
• To serve cold--fill a 12 ounce tumbler with ice; add 4 ounces cranberry punch, and fill the rest of the way with either sparkling water or 7-Up; garnish with orange slices.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE HOLIDAY PUNCH

Steps:

• For the Bundt ice ring: Pour 1 inch of water into the bottom of a 12-cup Bundt pan. Add a quarter of the cranberries, 5 thyme sprigs and 2 bay leaves and evenly spread the ingredients around the Bundt pan--this will be the top of the ice cube. Place in the freezer to set for at least 4 hours.
• For the next layer, add enough water to fill halfway up the Bundt pan, then add the same quantity of ingredients as the first layer. Place in freezer for at least 4 more hours. Continue to make 2 more layers and freeze in the same manner, freezing each layer at least 4 hours before adding on the next. The final layer should freeze 8 hours or up to overnight before being used.
• Turn the Bundt pan onto a baking sheet and hold under running hot water until the Bundt ice ring releases onto the baking sheet, 5 to 10 seconds. Add to a punch bowl when ready to serve.
• For the spiced-thyme simple syrup: Combine the sugar with 2 cups water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and add the allspice, cloves, thyme and cinnamon sticks. Let steep while it comes to room temperature, 1 hour. Strain and refrigerate until ready to use.
• For the punch: Stir together the cranberry juice, vodka and 2 cups spiced-thyme simple syrup (save the remainder for another use). Pour over the Bundt ice ring in the punch bowl and top with prosecco and cranberries for garnish. Serve immediately.

HOT CRANBERRY-ORANGE PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 4-6 hours.
• Serve hot, straining out the spices.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE MULLED PUNCH

Steps:

• Cook all ingredients except cranberries in large saucepan on low heat 20 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. (Do not let punch come to boil.)
• Remove and discard cinnamon sticks and cloves. Serve punch warm garnished with cranberries.

FRESH CRANBERRY PUNCH

Steps:

• In Dutch oven or large kettle, combine cranberries, water, cloves and cinnamon. Bring to boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer 12-15 minutes. Strain cooked juice through fine sieve or cheese cloth, squeezing gently. , To strained juice, add orange juice, lemon juice and sugar; stir until sugar is dissolved. Serve hot.

CRANBERRY ORANGE PUNCH

Steps:

• Boil water and sugar until the sugar is dissolved. Add zest and sage. Steep 45 minutes and let cool. In a large pitcher, combine cranberry juice, vodka, Triple Sec, orange juice, and the sugar-sage mixture. Let chill and serve in a punch bowl. Garnish with kumquats and cranberries.

CRANBERRY ORANGE PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large punch bowl, combine cranberry juice, lemon juice, and sugar.
• Stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
• Just before serving, add orange soda and liquer, if desired.
• Also,add ice ring or square block of frozen ice.
• Garnish with orange slices decorated with cloves and cranberries.
• Stick the cloves around each orange slice by placing clove in orange rind.
• I use about seven cloves per orange slice and have seven orange slices in punch bowl.
• The cranberry is placed in the center of each orange slice.