EASY PUNCH RECIPE for New Year's Eve and holiday parties

soda

🥗Healthier: sparkling water

💰Cheaper: club soda

Sparkling water reduces sugar content while maintaining fizz.

fresh fruit

🥗Healthier: frozen fruit

💰Cheaper: canned fruit

Frozen fruit is often less expensive and has a longer shelf life.

Peel half of the blood oranges and set the peels aside.

Juice the blood oranges until you have enough juice for the punch.

In a pan, combine 1/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup water, half a cinnamon stick, and a rosemary sprig.

Heat the mixture until the sugar has dissolved, then remove the rosemary and cover the syrup with the cinnamon stick still in it.

Let the syrup cool completely and store it in the fridge until ready to use.

Add 1 ounce of pomegranate molasses to the blood orange juice.

Add the spice simple syrup and your choice of spirit (or leave it out for a zero-proof version).

Mix the ingredients together and pour into a punch bowl filled with large ice cubes.

Add blood orange wheels and rosemary sprigs to the punch bowl.

Express the reserved blood orange peels over the top of the punch for added citrus essence.

Serve the punch with a bottle of sparkling wine or sparkling tea on the side for guests to top off their drinks.

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