Hot Cranberry Punch

Name: Hot Cranberry Punch
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (48 ounce) bottle cranberry juice cocktail; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar; 3 cinnamon sticks (4 inch sticks); 1 teaspoon allspice berry; 3/4 teaspoon whole cloves; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 4 cups fresh orange juice; 2 oranges, halved and thinly sliced into half moons

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"Diane Phillips"

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 12

ingredients

1 (48 ounce) bottle cranberry juice cocktail
1 cup water
¹⁄₂ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3 cinnamon sticks (4 inch sticks)
1 teaspoon allspice berry
³⁄₄ teaspoon whole cloves
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 cups fresh orange juice
2 oranges, halved and thinly sliced into half moons

directions

Combine all the ingredients except the orange juice and orange slices in a big saucepan; stir to blend.
Bring to a boil, add in the orange juice, and return to a boil.
Decrease the heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes.
**At this point, you can cool, strain, and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
Serve warm, garnished with orange slices.
To serve cold--fill a 12 ounce tumbler with ice; add 4 ounces cranberry punch, and fill the rest of the way with either sparkling water or 7-Up; garnish with orange slices.