Citrus Cider Punch Recipes

SPICED HARD CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• Place the hot water in a small stainless steel saucepan and add the sugar, ginger, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg to the pan. Bring to a boil, place a lid over the saucepan and reduce to a simmer. Continue to simmer until the flavors have married, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat, strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a non-reactive bowl and allow to cool. Once cool, add the cider, applejack and brandy to the bowl. Stir to mix well and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, and up to 5 days. Serve in a small punch bowl with an ice mold, if desired, and garnish each glass with an apple slice.
• Place the hot water in a small stainless steel saucepan and add the sugar, ginger, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg to the pan. Bring to a boil, place a lid over the saucepan and reduce to a simmer. Continue to simmer until the flavors have married, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat, strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a non-reactive bowl and allow to cool. Once cool, add the cider, applejack and brandy to the bowl. Stir to mix well and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, and up to 5 days. Serve in a small punch bowl with an ice mold, if desired, and garnish each glass with an apple slice.

SPARKLING PUNCH

Steps:

• Thinly slice the lemons and the oranges and place in a large punch bowl. Pour in the thawed lemonade. Gently stir in the club soda and the sparkling apple cider. Add sugar to taste. Add ice.

CITRUS PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, combine the juices and lemonade. Refrigerate until chilled. Just before serving, pour into a punch bowl. Slowly add ginger ale.

SHOWER CITRUS PUNCH 2-2-2-2-2

Steps:

• Stir ginger ale, water, sugar, orange juice, and lemon juice together in a punch bowl; add ice.

CITRUS CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large punch bowl, combine cider and lemonade. Add lemon slices and apple rings. If desired, serve with additional lemon slices and apple rings.

SPARKLING CITRUS PUNCH

Steps:

• In a serving pitcher, combine the orange, grapefruit and lime juices. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Stir in the seltzer water. Serve in glasses filled with ice and garnished with citrus slices, if desired.

SNEAKY' CITRUS PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large punch bowl, mix the orange juice, pear nectar, lemon juice, grenadine, rum and orange liqueur. Serve with ice and garnish with the lemon slices.

VANILLA CITRUS CIDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine apple cider, brown sugar, orange juice concentrate and salt. Place cinnamon sticks and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose seasonings; tie securely with a string. Add to pan., Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 1 hour to allow flavors to blend. Discard spice bag. Stir in vanilla. If desired, serve with orange slices.

WARM SPICED CITRUS PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large kettle, bring 1 qt. of water and sugar to a boil; stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in the remaining water. Add the orange juice concentrate, lemon juice, extracts and spices; cook and stir over medium heat until hot (do not boil). Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.

CITRUS PUNCH

Steps:

• In two large pitchers or a large punch bowl, combine the first six ingredients.
• Gently stir in soda.
• Serve immediately.

SPARKLING CIDER AND CARA CARA ORANGE PUNCH

Steps:

• Grind ginger to a fine powder in a spice grinder, then mix with sugar in a shallow dish. Rub lemon wedge on rims of 12 glasses, then dip rims in ginger-sugar mixture.
• Mix orange juice and cider, and Calvados if using, in a large punch bowl. Serve with ice, and garnish with candied citrus.

CIDER-CITRUS PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, combine the cider, juices, and sugar.
• Heat and stir till concentrates thaw and sugar dissolves. Tie cloves and allspice in a cheesecloth bag. Add to the cider mixture. Heat just to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 min,, stirring ocasionally.
• Remove spice bag and discard.
• Serve hot or cold over ice.

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.

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.

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.

SPICY ICE CREAM-CITRUS PUNCH

Steps:

• Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and frothy. Mix in the sugar, cinnamon, and cloves until the sugar dissolves. Beat in the vanilla ice cream, lemon juice, and orange juice on low speed. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. Just before serving, stir in the ginger ale.

HOLIDAY CITRUS PUNCH

Steps:

• Set a fine-mesh sieve over a large pitcher or punch bowl; pour pear nectar and orange juice through sieve into pitcher. Before serving, stir in chilled club soda and, if desired, light rum. Pour into glasses over ice; garnish with orange slices.