We drink various fluids daily. Water, juices, tea, alcoholic and carbonated drinks are constantly on our menu, but sometimes you want something unusual.
Non-alcoholic punch is an amazing drink native to India. There is simply an unlimited number of cooking options. From such a variety, it is easy to find a recipe for the most sophisticated gourmet.
General principles of cooking
According to some recipes, a punch is prepared that is drunk hot. Such a cocktail will help keep you warm in the cold, prevents colds. It fills the body with pleasant warmth after walking along the winter streets. New Year, Christmas, carnival meeting is the right time to try a fragrant hot drink.
Cold punch invigorates. Refreshing options are ideal for cooling off in extreme heat.
A delicious drink has a tonic and anti-inflammatory effect. It has many tannins that positively affect the gastrointestinal tract. It is not recommended to drink a cocktail for people with allergies, young children, pregnant and lactating women.
The basis for the preparation of non-alcoholic punch can be ordinary water, various juices, fruit drinks, tea and even milk. Spices are an important component of this drink. Traditionally used cloves, cinnamon and ginger. Optionally, add nutmeg, star anise, cardamom, fresh mint. Spices are used in their entirety, ground ones do not have such a strong aroma, and besides, they are difficult to strain. The composition of non-alcoholic punch may additionally include various syrups, eggs, sugar, cream, honey, powdered sugar.
The drink is used as a dessert. A cocktail can be a pleasant addition to a theme party or sincere gatherings with friends. This is a great option to please yourself or loved ones. You can experiment with the amount of spices and the proportions of the ingredients, creating your own personal exclusive recipe for the perfect non-alcoholic punch.
Classic non-alcoholic punch
Ingredients
150 ml of water;
Half a glass of sugar;
Half a glass of crushed ginger;
A quarter cup of lime juice;
· 1.5 cups of pineapple juice with pulp;
· sparkling water.
Cooking method
1. Combine water, sugar and ginger. Boil the resulting syrup over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
2. Cool the finished syrup, strain through a sieve and place in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
3. Remove the resulting liquid, pour lime and pineapple juice into it.
4. Add a piece of ice and a little soda to the punch before serving.
Christmas punch
A warm drink for a wonderful holiday.
Ingredients
250 ml of apple juice
250 ml cranberry juice;
· 120 ml of fresh orange juice;
· A small piece of ginger root (about 1.5 cm long);
· Several strips of lemon peel;
Half the apple;
Cinnamon stick
· 5 pieces. cloves;
· Star anise and honey - at will.
Cooking method
1. Cut the apple into small pieces, ginger into thin strips.
2. Combine apple and cranberry juice, add slices of apple, ginger, strips of lemon peel, spices, anise, if desired.
3. While stirring, bring the mixture to a boil.
4. Pour in the orange juice and add honey (if desired).
5. Heat a little, not boiling. Pour into glasses, drink punch hot.
A glass with this non-alcoholic punch can be originally decorated. For this, several fresh cranberry berries are first dipped in beaten egg white and then sprinkled with sugar. Let them dry on parchment paper. Before serving, the glass is decorated with "snowy" berries.
Strawberry punch
Ingredients
80 g of strawberries;
Half a lemon;
Zest of half a lemon;
One orange
Half the apple;
150 g sugar
· A tablespoon of black tea;
· Ginger, cardamom and cinnamon to taste.
Cooking method
1. At the apple, remove the core and the skin, chop it in large pieces.
2. Remove the peel from the orange and lemon, cut the fruit into circles.
3. Combine the slices of apple, orange, lemon and strawberries with sugar.
4. Let the mixture brew for about half an hour to let the juice run.
5. At this time, brew tea in about 250 ml of water.
6. Add ginger, zest, cardamom and cinnamon to the fruit, pour hot tea there.
7. After an hour, the drink will infuse and you can drink it, if desired, strain.
Halloween Sinister Punch
Ingredients
· Half a glass of peach and orange juice;
Juice from half a lemon;
· Red syrup, jam or jam to decorate the glass (cherry or cranberry can be).
Cooking method
1. Spread empty glasses with red syrup, jam or jam, creating the effect of blood drips. Put the container in the freezer for a few minutes.
2. Combine the juices, mix.
3. Remove the glasses from the refrigerator, carefully pour the mixture into them.
4. Add a few pieces of ice to the non-alcoholic punch before serving. You can additionally decorate glasses with jelly spiders. Another option is to make ominous faces from self-adhesive paper and stick them on wine glasses.
Cold raspberry punch
Ingredients
50 ml raspberry juice;
30 g of powdered sugar;
250 ml cream;
· Fresh raspberries for decoration.
Cooking method
1. Whip the cream.
2. Combine them with icing sugar and raspberry juice.
3. Beat the mixture, pour into wine glasses.
4. Decorate with fresh raspberries.
Hot egg punch
Ingredients
3 teaspoons of tea
250 ml of water;
1 egg yolk
15 grams of sugar;
· Nutmeg to taste.
Cooking method
1. We make tea from 250 ml of water and 3 teaspoons of tea.
2. The mixture is filtered and sugar.
3. Beat the yolk and mix it with tea.
4. Add a little nutmeg. If desired, this punch is made alcoholic by pouring a little rum.
Original Lavender Punch
A refreshing summer drink that is especially popular in France.
Ingredients
Half a glass of water;
· Floor sticks of cinnamon;
· 1.5 tablespoons of fresh lavender flowers;
· 1 cup grape juice;
A quarter of a teaspoon of cloves;
· Half lime;
250 ml of soda.
Cooking method
1. Boil for five minutes water with cinnamon and cloves.
2. Add lavender flowers, immediately remove from heat and insist a little more than 10 minutes.
3. Filter the liquid and combine with grape juice.
4. Pour into a large jug, throw a couple of pieces of lime into the punch.
5. Add ice to the mixture and pour in soda, shake.
Hot sea buckthorn punch
From a sour-bitter berry, a tasty and healthy cocktail is obtained.
Ingredients
150 g of fresh sea buckthorn;
80 g of lemon;
50 g of orange;
10 g of ginger;
170 g of sugar;
800 ml of water;
Ice to taste;
· Some cardamom and fresh mint.
Cooking method
1. We sort and wash the fresh berries of sea buckthorn.
2. Pass them through a juicer (you can crush with a rolling pin, and then grind through a fine sieve). Cake and juice are placed in different containers.
3. Squeeze the juice from the lemon and orange, save the skins.
4. Drain the sea buckthorn and citrus juice into one container and remove the mixture in the refrigerator.
5. Combine the sea buckthorn cake and the skins of lemon and orange.
6. Fill everything with water, add a mint branch and put on fire.
7. As soon as the mixture warms up, add sugar and cardamom, mix.
8. Filter the broth, add the peeled ginger for a couple of minutes.
9. We remove the ginger, and pour a mixture of juices from the refrigerator into warm water with spices.
10. Pour the hot punch. They drink it right away. If desired, you can add ice.
Non-alcoholic punch with cucumber
Ingredients
· 1 cucumber;
1 lemon
Half an orange;
· 4 branches of mint;
600 ml of lemonade;
· Several strawberries.
Cooking method
1. Cut cucumbers and orange into thin slices.
2. We divide each strawberry into several parts, chop the mint.
3. At the bottom of the glass we place all the ingredients, pour them with lemonade.
4. When serving, throw a few ice cubes into the punch.
Warm apple punch
Ingredients
1 kg of apples;
· About half a liter of water;
100 g of sugar;
Half a lemon;
7 pcs. cloves;
· 3 peas of allspice;
Cinnamon stick.
Cooking method
1. Pass through the juicer pre-peeled and cut into pieces apples without a core.
2. Combine apple juice (about half a liter) with water and bring to a boil, constantly removing foam.
3. Remove from heat, filter, add sugar.
4. Remove the zest from the lemon, cut the fruit into thin slices.
5. In a saucepan with juice, throw spices and lemon slices.
6. The mixture is boiled over low heat for 5 minutes, after covering the container with a lid.
7. Non-alcoholic punch is filtered and poured into glasses.
During the mass ripening of apples, you can roll up half a liter jars of juice on your own. In this case, the drink is made faster, and the quality of the product is much higher than when using purchased juices.
Tips and Tricks for Making a Drink
· Better use freshly squeezed juices for punch. It is much healthier and tastier.
· In the absence of fresh fruits and berries, replace them with freshly frozen ones.
· In work, use enameled, glass, porcelain or ceramic dishes to maximize the preservation of useful substances of products. Do not use metal utensils, aluminum dishes are considered especially harmful, which oxidizes and spoils fresh fruits, berries, juices.
· Wash and dry all vegetables, fruits and berries before preparing the punch.
· Filter the punch before serving. For serving, use clay, porcelain or glass cups, hot varieties of the drink are served with a delivery or saucer.
· Frozen fruits and berries must be thawed before use.
· Punch with spices, insist 5-10 minutes before serving.
· The drink is not recommended to be reheated, it loses its unique taste and loses its beneficial properties.
· It is better to use whole spices, powder ones do not have such a rich taste and aroma.
