We drink various liquids daily. Water, juices, tea, alcoholic and carbonated drinks are constantly in our menu, but sometimes you want something unusual.
Non-alcoholic punch is an amazing drink originally from India. There is simply an unlimited number of options for its preparation. From such a variety it is easy to find a recipe for the most sophisticated gourmet.
General principles of cooking
According to some recipes punch is prepared, which is drunk hot. This cocktail will help to warm up in the cold, warns colds. It fills the body with pleasant warmth after walking through the winter streets. New Year, Christmas, meeting of Shrovetide - the right time to try the flavored hot drink.
Cold punch invigorates. Refreshing options are ideal for cooling in extreme heat.
A tasty drink has a tonic and anti-inflammatory effect. It has a lot of tannins, which have a positive effect on the gastrointestinal tract. It is not recommended to use a cocktail to people suffering from allergies, small children, pregnant and lactating women.
The basis for the preparation of non-alcoholic punch can be plain water, various juices, fruit drinks, tea and even milk. Spices - an important component of this drink. Traditionally used cloves, cinnamon and ginger. If desired, add nutmeg, star anise, cardamom, fresh mint. Spices are used in the whole form, ground does not have such a strong aroma, besides they are difficult to filter. The composition of non-alcoholic punch can additionally include various syrups, eggs, sugar, cream, honey, powdered sugar.
The drink is used as a dessert. Cocktail can be a nice addition to a theme party or get-togethers 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 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 glasses of pineapple juice with pulp;
· sparkling water.
Method of preparation
1. Combine water, sugar and ginger. Simmer the resulting syrup for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
2. Cool the prepared syrup, strain through a sieve and place in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
3. Remove the resulting liquid, pour the lime and pineapple juice into it.
4. In a punch, add a piece of ice and a little soda before serving.
Christmas Punch
Warm drink for a wonderful holiday.
Ingredients
· 250 ml of apple juice;
· 250 ml of cranberry juice;
· 120 ml of juice from fresh orange;
· A small piece of ginger root (about 1.5 cm long);
· Several strips of lemon peel;
· Half an apple;
· Cinnamon stick;
· 5 pieces. carnations;
· Badian and honey - at will.
Method of preparation
1. Cut the apple into small pieces, ginger into thin strips.
2. Combine apple and cranberry juice, add apple slices, ginger, lemon peel strips, spices, and sweet starter if desired.
3. While stirring, bring the mixture to a boil.
4. Pour in 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. To do this, several fresh cranberries are first dipped in whipped egg white, and then sprinkled with sugar. Give them dry on parchment paper. Before serving, decorate the glass with snowy berries.
Strawberry Punch
Ingredients
· 80 g strawberries;
· Half a lemon;
· Peel from half a lemon;
· One orange;
· Half an apple;
· 150 g sugar
· A tablespoon of black tea;
· Ginger, cardamom and cinnamon to taste.
Method of preparation
1. At the apple, remove the core and skin, chop it into large chunks.
2. Peel the orange and lemon peel, cut the fruit into slices.
3. Combine the pieces of apple, orange, lemon and strawberries with sugar.
4. Let the mixture stand for about half an hour to run the juice. 5. At this time, brew the tea in about 250 ml of water.
6. Add ginger, zest, cardamom and cinnamon to the fruit, pour in hot tea.
7. An hour later, the drink will infuse and you can drink it, if you wish, by filtering.
“Sinister” Halloween Punch
Ingredients
· Half a glass of peach and orange juice;
· Juice from half a lemon;
· Red syrup, jam or jam to decorate a glass (can be cherry or cranberry).
Method of preparation
1. Empty the glasses to smear with red syrup, jam or jam, creating the effect of blood drips. Put the container in the freezer for a few minutes.
2. Combine juices, mix.
3. Remove the glasses from the refrigerator and carefully pour the mixture into them.
4. Before serving, add a few pieces of ice to the non-alcoholic punch. You can additionally decorate glasses with jelly spiders. Another option is to make sinister faces out of self-adhesive paper and stick them to the wine glasses.
Cold raspberry punch
Ingredients
· 50 ml of raspberry juice;
· 30 g of powdered sugar;
· 250 ml of cream;
· Fresh raspberry for decoration.
Method of preparation
1. Whip the cream.
2. Combine them with powdered sugar and raspberry juice.
3. Beat the mixture, pour it into wine glasses.
4. Decorate with fresh raspberry berries.
Hot Egg Punch
Ingredients
· 3 teaspoons of tea;
· 250 ml of water;
· 1 egg yolk;
· 15 grams of sugar;
· Nutmeg to taste.
Method of preparation
1. Brew tea from 250 ml of water and 3 teaspoons of tea.
2. Strain the mixture and sugar.
3. Beat yolk and mix it with tea.
4. Add some nutmeg. If desired, this punch make alcoholic, pouring a little rum.
Original Lavender Punch
A refreshing summer drink that is especially popular in France.
Ingredients
· Half a glass of water;
· Half cinnamon sticks;
· 1.5 tablespoons of fresh lavender flowers;
· 1 cup of grape juice;
· A quarter of a teaspoon of cloves;
· Half a lime;
· 250 ml of soda.
Method of preparation
1. Boil for five minutes with cinnamon and cloves.
2. Add lavender flowers, immediately remove from heat and insist a little more than 10 minutes. 3. Strain the liquid and combine with grape juice.
4. Pour into a large pitcher, throw a couple of lime slices into the punch.
5. Add ice to the mixture and pour in soda, shake.
Hot Sea Buckthorn Punch
From sourish and bitter berries it turns out tasty and healthy cocktail.
Ingredients
· 150 g fresh sea buckthorn;
· 80 g of lemon;
· 50 g orange;
· 10 g of ginger;
· 170 g of sugar;
· 800 ml of water;
· Ice to taste;
· Some cardamom and fresh mint.
Method of preparation
1. We sort out and wash fresh sea buckthorn berries.
2. Pass them through the 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 out of lemon and orange, save the skins.
4. Drain the juice of sea buckthorn and citrus fruits in one container and put the mixture in the fridge.
5. Combine sea buckthorn cake and skins of lemon and orange.
6. Fill all with water, add a branch of mint and set on fire.
7. As soon as the mixture warms up, pour in sugar and cardamom, mix.
8. Filter broth, add refined ginger for a couple of minutes.
9. Remove the ginger, and pour warm water and spices with a mixture of juices from the fridge.
10. Hot punch spill. They drink it right away. If desired, you can add ice.
Non-Alcoholic Cucumber Punch
Ingredients
· 1 cucumber;
· 1 lemon;
· Half orange;
· 4 mint branches;
· 600 ml of lemonade;
· Some strawberries.
Method of preparation
1. Cucumbers and orange cut into thin circles.
2. We divide each strawberry berry into several parts, mint is ground.
3. At the bottom of the glass we place all the ingredients, pour them with lemonade.
4. When serving, throw some 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. carnations;
· 3 peas allspice;
· Cinnamon stick.
Method of preparation
1. Pass through a juicer pre-peeled and sliced apples without a core.
2. Apple juice (about half a liter), combine with water and bring to a boil, constantly removing the 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 the juice throw spices and lemon pieces.
6. Boil the mixture over low heat for 5 minutes, having previously covered the container with a lid.
7. Non-alcoholic punch filter and pour into glasses.
During the mass ripening of apples, you can roll up the floor liter jars of juice. In this case, the drink is made faster, and the quality of the product is much higher than when using purchased juices.
Tips and tips for making a drink
· Use freshly squeezed juices for punch. It is much healthier and tastier.
· In the absence of fresh fruits and berries, replace them with fresh frozen ones.
· In your work, use enameled, glass, porcelain or ceramic dishes to preserve the beneficial substances of products as much as possible. Do not use metal utensils, especially aluminum containers are considered to be harmful, which oxidizes and spoils fresh fruits, berries and juices.
· Wash and dry all vegetables, fruits, and berries before preparing the punch.
· Before serving the punch filter. For serving, use clay, porcelain or glass cups, hot beverage types are served with delivery or saucer.
· Freshly frozen fruits and berries must be defrosted before use.
· Spice punch insist 5-10 minutes before serving.
· The drink is not recommended to reheat, it loses its unique taste and loses its beneficial properties.
· It is better to use whole spices, powder do not have such a rich taste and aroma.
