Harvest Punch
Apple cider, brandy, ginger beer, and warming cinnamon — this Harvest Punch is autumn in a glass. It’s stunning in a large punch bowl and fills your home with the most incredible aroma!
Ingredients
- 1 medium navel orange quartered and thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
- 1 medium 7 oz. apple (red or green), thinly sliced (about 1½ cups)
- 4 cups apple cider or apple juice
- 1 cup apple brandy or bourbon
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice from 1 lemon
- 4 3-inch cinnamon sticks
- 2 cups nonalcoholic sparkling apple cider such as Martinelli’s, chilled
- 1 12-oz. bottle hard cider, chilled
- 1 12-oz. bottle nonalcoholic ginger beer, chilled
Instructions
- Stir together orange slices, apple slices, apple cider, brandy, lemon juice, and cinnamon sticks in a large punch bowl or pitcher
- Refrigerate until chilled and flavors have infused, at least 2 hours or up to overnight
- Pour sparkling apple cider, hard cider, and ginger beer into punch and stir
- Serve immediately
Notes
The fruit and cinnamon base can be made the night before — just add the bubbly elements right before your guests arrive for maximum fizz and freshness!