Warm Spiced Citrus Punch Food

SPICED CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine 1 cup of the cider, the sugar, cinnamon and allspice. Cook, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved. Add in the orange juice concentrate and the remaining apple cider. Refrigerate until cold.
• Before serving, stir the ginger ale into the cider mix. Serve cold.

WARM SPICED CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the apple cider, water, orange juice concentrate, nutmeg and ginger. Place cloves and cinnamon sticks on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag. Place bag in slow cooker. , Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until heated through. Remove and discard spice bag. Garnish with orange slices and additional cinnamon sticks if desired.

WARM AND SPICY AUTUMN PUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Stud the whole oranges with cloves, and bake for 30 minutes.
• In a large saucepan, combine the apple juice and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in the nutmeg, honey, lemon juice, and pineapple juice.
• Serve hot in a punch bowl with the 2 clove-studded baked oranges floating on top.

HOT CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• Stir the apple juice, pineapple juice, and cranberry juice together with the brown sugar in a large pan. Place the cinnamon sticks, cloves, and ground allspice into a large teaball or cheesecloth bag. Place the spice bag into the pan with the juice mixture. Heat the juice mixture over medium-high heat about 10 minutes. Serve hot.

SPICED POMEGRANATE PUNCH

Steps:

• Cut pomegranates in half. Extract juice from seeds with a citrus juicer. Strain into a medium saucepan.
• Add cider, water, cinnamon and ginger. Cook over high heat until simmering, 5 to 6 minutes. Reduce heat; simmer gently for 15 minutes. Skim any foam that rises to the surface.
• Remove from heat. Discard cinnamon and ginger. Stir in orange juice. Serve warm.

SPICED RUM PUNCH WITH CITRUS AND LUXARDO

Steps:

• Fill 2 small freezer-safe shallow containers with 1 1/2" hot water and freeze until solid to make giant ice cubes, about 4 hours. (The bottoms of clean half-gallon milk cartons work great.)
• Combine both rums, grapefruit juice, orange juice, lemon juice, liqueur, simple syrup, and bitters in a punch bowl.
• Unmold ice (dip containers in warm water if needed) and add to punch along with citrus slices. Serve punch in 6-ounce glasses filled with ice.
• Do Ahead
• Punch can be mixed 3 hours ahead. Chill.

SPARKLING CITRUS PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large punch bowl or two large pitchers, combine water, juice concentrates, sugar, vanilla and, if desired, almond extract. Gently stir in soda.

HOT SPICED PUNCH

Steps:

• Place the cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice and lemon peel in a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with kitchen string to form a bag., In a large kettle, combine the grape juice, pineapple juice, lemonade concentrate and sugar; add the spice bag. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour or until punch reaches desired temperature. Discard spice bag. Serve hot with additional cinnamon sticks if desired.

WARM CIDER CRANBERRY PUNCH

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. slow cooker, combine cranberry juice, apple cider, lemonade concentrate and lemon. Place cinnamon sticks, cloves and allspice on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose seasonings; tie securely with string. Place in slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 3-4 hours or until heated through. Discard spice bag and lemon. If desired, garnish with cinnamon stick, cranberries and lemon peel.