Cranberry Cider Punch
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Cranberry Cider Punch is a chilled autumn beverage blending spiced simple syrup, fresh bursting cranberries, apple cider, cranberry juice, and ginger beer. The punch combines sweet, tart, and warm spice flavors with effervescent ginger beer for a refreshing, festive drink enhanced by fragrant spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and star anise.
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Cranberry Cider Punch centers on an autumn simple syrup infused with brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, star anise, and orange rind, providing a warm spiced base. Fresh cranberries are briefly cooked until they burst, offering a vibrant tartness and garnish. The punch mixes apple cider, cranberry juice, and ginger beer for a fruity, bubbly finish.
This beverage balances sweetness and spice, making it suitable for a fall gathering or holiday celebration. Serving over crushed ice ensures the punch stays chilled and refreshing. Adjustments to sweetness can be made depending on the strength or type of ginger beer used.
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Ingredients
autumn simple syrup
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg freshly grated
- 3 cinnamon stick
- 2 star anise
- orange rind a few slices
bursting cranberries
- 1 cup cranberries fresh
- 1/3 cup water
punch
- 1 1/2 cups apple cider
- 3/4 cups cranberry juice
- 2/3 cup ginger beer
- 1/3 cup simple syrup autumn
Instructions
autumn simple syrup
- Combine all ingredients together in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk constantly until the sugar dissolves and let simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool completely. You can store this in the fridge for a few days – I keep the spices and rind in the syrup for flavor, but remove right before using.
bursting cranberries
- Add the cranberries and water to a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until the water is simmering and the cranberries are busting, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat. Use the cranberries in the punch and as garnish in the glasses.
punch
- Stir the ingredients together gently (the ginger beer will make it fizz!) and taste. All ginger beers can be different, so you may want to add more simple syrup or cider if yours is super spicy. You can also use ginger ale, but in that case you may want LESS simple syrup than what is called for. Serve the punch over crushed ice (this is important!) and garnish with the bursting cranberries.
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