Cranberry Christmas Punch
Made with cranberry, pineapple, and orange juice, plus an assortment of spices, this Christmas punch recipe is the perfect holiday refresher.
By Yankee Magazine|Nov 21 2017|
Cranberry Christmas Punch
Photo Credit: Laurie VoghtMade with cranberry, pineapple, and orange juice, plus an assortment of spices, this cranberry Christmas punch recipe is the perfect all-ages holiday punch. You’ll want to serve it year-round!
Tip: Make this punch in huge batches and store it on your front porch during the cold winter months.
Ingredients
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
4 cups cranberry juice
4 cinnamon sticks
12 cloves
2 cups orange juice
1-1/2 cups lemon juice
2 cups pineapple juice
1 quart ginger ale
Instructions
Boil water and sugar. Add cranberry juice and spices. Cook 5 minutes and strain. Cool. Add other juices and ginger ale and chill.
Mom & I and the ladies loved it!
Kids and men didn’t care for it.
Make it for a ladies’ Christmas parties
I needed a punch for an office party, so tried it out on my book club (all ladies) first, it met with raves because it is not sweet, rather tart. For the office party I will cut down on the lemon juice, only use 1 cup instead of 1 1/2; this should make it palatable to everyone.
We’ve made this recipe every Christmas for the past few years. It is BIG in flavor — complex, in fact — so it’s not for the faint of heart who prefer bland. We use Reed’s Ginger Beer which kicks it up another level of flavor.
This recipe has been in my mother’s cookbook since 1961. Talk about a classic. We’ve enjoyed it every Christmas since.