Hot Gingerbread Punch
- 3 cups water
- 2 12-ounce bottles Guinness stout
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
- 12 whole cloves
- 3 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
- 3 whole cardamom pods, cracked
- 1 orange
- 1 1/2 cups dark rum (such as Gosling’s)
- Lightly sweetened whipped cream
- Ground cinnamon
Directions:
- Combine first 7 ingredients in large saucepan.
- Using vegetable peeler, remove peel from orange in strips (orange part only) and add to stout mixture.
- Bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer over medium-low heat 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let stand 15 minutes.
- Strain liquid into bowl; discard solids in strainer.
- Cover and refrigerate punch at least 8 hours or overnight.
- Combine chilled punch and rum in large saucepan and bring to simmer over medium-low heat.
- Pour hot punch into small teacups or large demitasse cups or mugs.
- Top with whipped cream and cinnamon.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 9 hours
Calories: 129.7 per serving
Yields: 8 servings
From: http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/hot-gingerbread-punch