Name: Warm apple punch
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 litre/1¾ pints apple juice; 1 cinnamon stick, plus 6 to garnish; 6 cloves; 4 wide strips orange zest; 1 knob stem ginger in syrup, sliced, plus 1 tbsp syrup; small pinch ground allspice

Warm apple punch

Prepare: less than 30 mins
Cook: 10 to 30 mins
Serve: Serves 6
Dietary: Dairy-free Egg-free Gluten-free Nut-free Pregnancy-friendly Vegan Vegetarian

A fragrant, alcohol-free apple punch, perfect for cozying up with this autumn.

By Helen McGinn

From Saturday Kitchen

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Ingredients

apple juice: 1 litre/1¾ pints apple juice
cinnamon: 1 cinnamon stick, plus 6 to garnish
cloves: 6 cloves
orange: 4 wide strips orange zest
stem ginger: 1 knob stem ginger in syrup, sliced, plus 1 tbsp syrup
allspice: small pinch ground allspice

Method

Put all of the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
Turn heat down to low for 15 minutes, then strain.
Pour in to mugs and garnish each with a cinnamon stick.