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Hot Cranberry Punch
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Ready In: 35 Minutes
Servings: 12
Diane Phillips
Ingredients:
1 (48 ounce) bottle cranberry juice cocktail
1 cup water
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3 cinnamon sticks (4 inch sticks)
1 teaspoon allspice berry
3/4 teaspoon whole cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 cups fresh orange juice
2 oranges, halved and thinly sliced into half moons
Directions:
1. Combine all the ingredients except the orange juice and orange slices in a big saucepan; stir to blend.
2. Bring to a boil, add in the orange juice, and return to a boil.
3. Decrease the heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes.
4. **At this point, you can cool, strain, and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
5. Serve warm, garnished with orange slices.
6. To serve cold-fill a 12 ounce tumbler with ice; add 4 ounces cranberry punch, and fill the rest of the way with either sparkling water or 7-Up; garnish with orange slices.
By RecipeOfHealth.com