Serenity Now Punch
Serves 12-15
Ingredients
Mulled Cranberry Juice*
- 4 cups cranberry juice
- 3 cinnamon sticks
Ice Block
- 2 cups of mulled cranberry juice*
- 2 cups blood orange juice
Liquors & Juice
- 750 ml (3¼ cups) tawny port
- 750 ml (3¼ cups) brandy
- 2 cups blood orange juice
- 1 tsp orange bitters
Garnishes
- fresh whole cranberries
- blood orange, regular orange or clementine slices
How-to
24 Hours Before the Party - Make Mulled Cranberry Juice
- In a medium saucepan, add 4 cups of cranberry juice and 3 cinnamon sticks
- Bring to a boil. Then remove from heat and allow to steep and cool to room temperature. Once cooled, remove cinnamon sticks
Make Juice Ice Block
- Place 2 cups of the Mulled Cranberry Juice in a medium-sized freezer-safe bowl
- Add 2 cups of blood orange juice and place this bowl in the freezer to form a block of juice ice. (Using this to chill your punch when ready to serve will prevent the punch from getting watered down as the night wears on)
Party Time - Assemble Punch
- Mix all remaining juices, port, brandy and orange bitters in a chilled punch bowl
- Refrigerate punch for at least 1 hour, but this can also be done the night before
- When ready to serve, Remove juice block from freezer. Allow to sit at room temperature for a couple of minutes for easier removal from bowl, then gently add into the punch bowl
- Garnish with whole, fresh cranberries and slices of oranges or clementines