White wine spiced apple and pear punch recipe
Keep things spicy with this white wine punch made with this season's apples and pears. There's also a non-alcoholic version for all the family! This makes a delicious warming drink for chilly autumn and winter evenings, and is perfect for Bonfire night celebrations, too.
See method- Serves 8
- 10 mins to prepare and 15 mins to cook and 45 mins to cool
- 183 calories / serving
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 200g (7oz) caster sugar
- 2 sticks cinnamon
- 1 lemon
- 1 bottle fruity white wine
- 1 crisp apple, thinly sliced
- 1 pear, thinly sliced
- sparkling water, to serve
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- Energy
- 775kJ 183.0kcal
- Fat
- 0g
- Saturates
- 0g
- Salt
- 0.0g
- Sugars
- 33g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 32.8gProtein 0.2gFibre 1.1g
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Method
- Put the sugar and cinnamon sticks in a small saucepan along with 200ml (7fl oz) water. Using a vegetable peeler, take two thick strips of zest from the lemon, plus half the juice, and add to the pan. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 minutes. Leave to cool, and then strain, discarding the lemonpeel and cinnamon sticks.
- Stir together the cooled syrup with the wine and leave for 30 minutes to infuse. Add the sliced fruit, top up with sparkling water and serve. Alternatively, gently heat the syrup and wine together for a couple of minutes, add the fruit and serve warm.
- Cook's tip: For a non-alcoholic punch, make the syrup as before. Stir together with 1 litre (13⁄4pt) apple juice, adding the syrup to taste (you’ll probably need slightly less). Then float the fruit on top and serve as before, topped up with sparkling water, if you like.
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