Best 20 Cider Punch Recipes

SPICED CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• Place sugar, spices and 1 cup cider in a saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in juice concentrate until melted., Transfer to a large pitcher. Stir in remaining cider. Refrigerate, covered, until cold., To serve, pour cider mixture into a punch bowl. Stir in ginger ale. If desired, garnish with orange slices.

CRANBERRY-APPLE CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• In 4-quart container, stir together cider, cranberry juice, ginger ale and orange juice concentrate. Refrigerate until serving time.
• Just before serving, pour punch into punch bowl. Garnish with cranberries and orange peel curls.

WARM CIDER AND RUM PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine apple cider, apple slices, orange slices, cinnamon sticks, and ginger. Bring to a boil over high; reduce to a simmer and cook 5 minutes. (Keep warm over low, up to 2 hours.) Remove from heat and stir in rum. Transfer to a punch bowl; serve warm.

HOT CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• Stir the apple juice, pineapple juice, and cranberry juice together with the brown sugar in a large pan. Place the cinnamon sticks, cloves, and ground allspice into a large teaball or cheesecloth bag. Place the spice bag into the pan with the juice mixture. Heat the juice mixture over medium-high heat about 10 minutes. Serve hot.

YUMMY APPLE CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• Stir apple cider, sparkling grape juice or wine (see Cook's Note), orange juice, and lemon juice together and refrigerate until serving.

WARM SPICED CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the apple cider, water, orange juice concentrate, nutmeg and ginger. Place cloves and cinnamon sticks on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag. Place bag in slow cooker. , Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until heated through. Remove and discard spice bag. Garnish with orange slices and additional cinnamon sticks if desired.

SPICED HARD CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• Place the hot water in a small stainless steel saucepan and add the sugar, ginger, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg to the pan. Bring to a boil, place a lid over the saucepan and reduce to a simmer. Continue to simmer until the flavors have married, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat, strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a non-reactive bowl and allow to cool. Once cool, add the cider, applejack and brandy to the bowl. Stir to mix well and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, and up to 5 days. Serve in a small punch bowl with an ice mold, if desired, and garnish each glass with an apple slice.
• Place the hot water in a small stainless steel saucepan and add the sugar, ginger, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg to the pan. Bring to a boil, place a lid over the saucepan and reduce to a simmer. Continue to simmer until the flavors have married, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat, strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a non-reactive bowl and allow to cool. Once cool, add the cider, applejack and brandy to the bowl. Stir to mix well and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, and up to 5 days. Serve in a small punch bowl with an ice mold, if desired, and garnish each glass with an apple slice.

HOT CIDER RUM PUNCH

Steps:

• Insert cloves into center of orange slices. Combine all ingredients in a large pot and bring to a simmer. Serve warm.

HOT APPLE CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• Mix ingredients together and heat in a crockpot on high until hot.

WARM CIDER CRANBERRY PUNCH

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. slow cooker, combine cranberry juice, apple cider, lemonade concentrate and lemon. Place cinnamon sticks, cloves and allspice on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose seasonings; tie securely with string. Place in slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 3-4 hours or until heated through. Discard spice bag and lemon. If desired, garnish with cinnamon stick, cranberries and lemon peel.

APPLE CIDER AND BOURBON PUNCH

Steps:

• Make the syrup: In a medium saucepan, combine brown sugar and cinnamon sticks with 1 cup water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer uncovered until sugar has completely dissolved, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat and let syrup cool; discard cinnamon sticks. (Leftover syrup may be kept refrigerated for a week.)
• Combine syrup, bourbon, apple cider, lemon juice and orange juice in a pitcher. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
• Strain chilled punch into a punch bowl. Add 4 cups of ice and club soda. Garnish with orange wheels. Generously grate nutmeg on top. Serve over ice.

CIDER WASSAIL PUNCH

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium heat, combine juices and sugar. Place orange, cinnamon sticks and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose seasonings; tie securely with string. Add spice bag to juices., Bring liquid to a simmer. Add rum and, if desired, bitters and orange slices. Discard spice bag before serving.

APPLE CIDER, CRANBERRY, AND GINGER PUNCH

Steps:

• Muddle cranberries with sugar in a pitcher. Add apple cider, ginger beer, lemon juice, and gin if desired. Divide among 4 glasses. Serve chilled or over ice.

HOT CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• Place cider, sugar, cinnamon stick and nutmeg in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 20 minutes., Stir in orange and pineapple juices. Insert cloves into orange wedges; add to cider mixture and heat through. Discard cinnamon stick. Serve warm.

ZENA'S CRANBERRY APPLE CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• Fill a glass with ice. Pour spiced rum, apple cider, and cranberry juice over ice and stir.

APPLE CIDER AND RUM PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine rum, vermouth, lemon juice, simple syrup, and bitters in a large pitcher. Add 2 cups ice and stir until ice has mostly melted and punch is very cold. Stir in apple slices and orange zest; gently stir in cider.
• Divide punch among ice-filled old-fashioned glasses and garnish with more apple slices and orange zest.
• Do Ahead
• Punch (without apple, orange zest, and cider) can be made 1 day ahead. Chill.

COLONIAL HOT CIDER PUNCH, AKA "WASSAIL'

Steps:

• 1. Simmer mixture with 3 sticks whole cinnamon to melt--DO NOT COOK. Allow to cool, pour into punch bowl. Separately stick whole cloves around entire surface of 3 to 6 whole oranges. Place oranges into baking pan with 1/2 inch of water, and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Place oranges into punch bowl Serves 40
• 2. Serve with pound cake, nut cake, or cheese and crackers.
• 3. For a non spirited version just add 1/2 oz rum flavoring instead of rum. and 1/2 oz brandy flavoring instead of brandy

CIDER MULLED PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Remove cloves and cinnamon stick and serve warm.

CHAI-SPICED CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• Bring spices, ginger, syrup, and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 8 to 10 minutes. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour. Strain, and discard solids.
• Stir together spiced syrup and apple cider in a pitcher, and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour. Pour spiced cider into punch bowl; stir in seltzer.

FLUTEMAGINLEY CIDER PUNCH

Steps:

• In a 3-quart pitcher, muddle the sugar and the lemon peel to extract some of the lemon oil. Add the sherry and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
• Stir in the brandy, fill the pitcher halfway with ice and top off with the chilled cider. Grate nutmeg over punch in the pitcher, and serve.