Cider Punch Recipes

SPICED CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• Place sugar, spices and 1 cup cider in a saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in juice concentrate until melted., Transfer to a large pitcher. Stir in remaining cider. Refrigerate, covered, until cold., To serve, pour cider mixture into a punch bowl. Stir in ginger ale. If desired, garnish with orange slices.

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.

YUMMY APPLE CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• Stir apple cider, sparkling grape juice or wine (see Cook's Note), orange juice, and lemon juice together and refrigerate until serving.

CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine 4 cups apple cider, 1 cinnamon stick, 3 whole cloves and a pinch of salt in a saucepan. Halve 1 orange; squeeze the juice into the pan and add the peels. Bring to a simmer, then remove from the heat and let steep 10 to 15 minutes. Strain into a pitcher and add 3/4 cup apple brandy or bourbon. Chill at least 2 hours or overnight. Serve in tall glasses on the rocks or reheat and serve warm in punch mugs. Garnish with orange slices.

CRANBERRY APPLE CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine the apple cider, cranberry juice, pineapple juice, and angostura bitters in a medium pitcher or large carafe and stir to combine.
• Pour into six glasses over ice and top each with 2 ounces of club soda.
• Garnish with cranberries, apple slices, and a sprig of rosepary.

CRANBERRY-APPLE CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• In 4-quart container, stir together cider, cranberry juice, ginger ale and orange juice concentrate. Refrigerate until serving time.
• Just before serving, pour punch into punch bowl. Garnish with cranberries and orange peel curls.

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.

APPLE SANGRIA

Steps:

• In a large bowl or pitcher, combine lemon and apple. The pour the juices over the top of the fruit. Stir to mix.
• Pour the ginger ale over the top of the juices.
• To spike add the alcohol in the pitcher or glass by glass.