Southern Milk Punch Recipes

SOUTHERN MILK PUNCH

Steps:

• Stir well with ice and strain into a large goblet over fresh crushed ice .
• (Or, pour everything into a mug and add hot milk).
• Sprinkle with nutmeg.

CEREAL MILK PUNCH

Steps:

• Stir the milk and cereal together in a large bowl or pitcher and add the cinnamon stick. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.
• When you are ready to serve, strain the milk through a fine-mesh strainer into a punch bowl or pitcher, making sure to squeeze out as much milk as possible. Stir in the brandy, orange juice, sugar, vanilla, nutmeg and enough ice to fill the pitcher. Pour the punch into rocks or punch glasses filled with ice. Run a strip of orange peel over the rim of each glass and add to the punch. Grate over a little nutmeg, sprinkle a few cereal flakes over the glasses and serve immediately.

CLARIFIED MILK PUNCH

Steps:

• Heat 2 1/4 cups of water to 208 degrees F. If you have an electric kettle with a temperature setting, great. If not, bring the water to a boil in a saucepan, kill the heat and count to 20. Pour the water over the teabags into a quart vessel and steep 3 minutes before removing the bags. (Do not wring out or squeeze the bags.)
• Add the sugar to the hot tea and stir to dissolve. Then add the port, rum, Allspice Dram, and lemon juice. Cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes.
• Pour the milk into a glass pitcher and then follow with the tea mixture. (Yes, it will curdle.) Park on counter for 1 hour. Do not shake, stir or molest in any way. Just let the magic happen. Oh, and make sure the tea goes into the milk, not the other way around.
• Line a large, fine-mesh sieve with a commercial-sized coffee filter (we like those made for 1.5-gallon machines) and strain the mixture into a wide, 4-quart container. Once completely filtered, typically about 1 hour, transfer to a quart jar or pitcher and chill to serve. (See Cook's Note.)
• Store tightly sealed in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.
• Heat a heavy skillet over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Toast the allspice berries until fragrant, about 1 minute, then roughly crush.
• Combine the rum and crushed allspice berries in a quart-sized glass jar, seal the lid tightly and give it a good shake. Steep for 10 days.
• Strain the allspice-infused rum through a fine-mesh sieve into a small saucepan and add the sugar. Heat over low, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is fully dissolved, about 15 minutes. Cool to room temperature before storing in a glass jar or bottle.
• Note: Any overproof rum will work here, meaning any rum over 50 percent ABV. But navy-strength rum, typically bottled at 57 percent ABV, is my favorite. Just remember: The higher the ABV of the rum, the higher the ABV of your resulting dram.

SOUTHERN COFFEE PUNCH

Steps:

• Stir boiling water, sugar, and instant coffee together in a bowl until dissolved; cool in refrigerator, 30 minutes to overnight.
• Pour coffee mixture into a punch bowl; add milk, vanilla ice cream, and chocolate ice cream. Stir until ice cream begins to melt.

NEW YORK STATE SPECIAL MILK PUNCH

Steps:

• In a punch bowl, combine ice cream, pineapple juice, orange juice, lemon juice and milk. Stir until ingredients are blended.

MILK PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat; let cool.
• Combine milk, cream, vanilla, cinnamon, bourbon, 1 cup ice, and 2/3 cup simple syrup (reserve remaining for another use) in a blender. Blend until smooth, about 1 minute. Serve up in a chilled coupe or over ice in a rocks glass, spooning foam over the top. Sprinkle with nutmeg; serve immediately.

SOUTHERN COMFORT PUNCH

Steps:

• Chill all ingredients then mix together in a punch bowl.
• Float slices of oranges and lemons on top.
• When ready to serve, add the 7-Up.

MILK PUNCH

Steps:

• Make simple syrup: Over medium heat, combine the sugar with 3/4 cup of water in a saucepan. Stir occasionally, until the mixture is boiling. Reduce heat and let simmer until the mixture is clear and the sugar has completely dissolved, about 8 minutes. Pour into a jar and cool. Refrigerate until cold.
• For the punch, whisk the milk and the ice cream or the heavy cream together in a large pitcher or punch bowl until it is blended. Stir in the spirits and the simple syrup to taste. Refrigerate until chilled. To serve, pour into highball glasses and grate the nutmeg on top.