Fun Drink Friday - Autumn Punch

Autumn Punch

       ingredients

• 2teaspoons whole cloves
• 1/2of a vanilla bean, split lengthwise
• 164 ounce bottle apple-cranberry juice
• 4medium purple and/or green plums, pitted and sliced
• 1750 milliliter bottle Gewurztraminer, or other fruity white wine*
• Ice cubes
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• directions

1.Place cloves and vanilla bean in center of a double-thick 6-inch square of 100-percent-cotton cheesecloth. Bring corners of cloth together; tie closed with clean string. Pour apple-cranberry juice into a large container or pitcher. Add plums and spice bag. Cover and chill for 4 to 24 hours.

2.Remove and discard cheesecloth bag. Stir in Gewurztraminer. Serve beverage and plum slices over ice. (Or omit the ice and heat the juice mixture and wine in a 4-quart Dutch oven until hot. Serve in heatproof mugs.) Makes 10 to 12 servings.

from the test kitchen*Nonalcoholic Option:

• Substitute two 12-ounce cans chilled ginger ale for the Gewurztraminer, and serve over ice.

nutrition facts (Autumn Punch)

• Servings Per Recipe 10,
 
• cal. (kcal) 180,
 
• carb. (g) 33,
 
• fiber (g) 1,
 
• pro. (g) 1,
 
• vit. A (IU) 243,
• vit. C (mg) 64,
 
• sodium (mg) 30,
 
• calcium (mg) 10,
 
• iron (mg) 0,
 
• Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Makes: 10 to 12 servings

Prep 20 minsChill 4 hrs

Yummy!! I found this little treat over at Better Homes and Gardens, under Festive Fall Drink Recipes.