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Cranberry Apple Punch Recipe

A nonalcoholic holiday punch with apple cider, unsweetened cranberry juice, and ginger ale added just before serving.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 8 glasses
Calories: 111.6
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups pasteurized nonalcoholic apple cider 946 ml, chilled
  • 2 cups unsweetened cranberry juice 506 g, pasteurized and chilled
  • 2 cups ginger ale 473 ml, chilled
  • ice for serving

Equipment

  • 1 Punch bowl or pitcher 3-quart capacity
  • 1 Ladle or long spoon

Method
 

  1. Chill the cider, cranberry juice, and ginger ale before starting; the 5-minute recipe time assumes cold ingredients.
  2. Combine cider and cranberry juice in a clean 3-quart punch bowl or large pitcher. This juice mixture can be covered and refrigerated up to 24 hours ahead.
  3. Just before serving, gently stir in the ginger ale. Divide into 8 servings of about 1 cup each and pour over ice. Add ice to the bowl only if serving immediately, since melting ice dilutes the batch.
  4. Keep extra punch refrigerated. Limit time out to 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F. Leftovers are best within 24 hours but will lose their fizz. Do not add fresh punch to an old serving batch.

Video

Notes

The 5-minute time assumes chilled ingredients. Use pasteurized nonalcoholic cider, not hard cider or vinegar. Nutrition is estimated per one-eighth batch. Fiber and saturated fat are omitted because the cider and soda labels do not quantify them.
Video credit: chriscook4u2, How to Make: Cranberry Ginger Holiday Punch. The creator mixes cranberry cocktail, apple juice, ginger beer, ginger ale, and pineapple chunks with juice. This version uses unsweetened cranberry juice and apple cider, omits ginger beer and pineapple, and adds ginger ale immediately before serving.