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Ponche Navideño (Hot Mexican Fruit Punch)
A delicious hot Mexican fruit punch that is perfect on a cold night. Filled with sweet and tangy fruit flavors, this is one of our new favorite winter drinks.
food
Ponche Navideño (Hot Mexican Fruit Punch)
A delicious hot Mexican fruit punch that is perfect on a cold night. Filled with sweet and tangy fruit flavors, this is one of our new favorite winter drinks.
Supplies
- 12 Tejocotes (Ends cut off and scored)
- 3 Cinnamon Sticks
- 1 Cup Dried Hibiscus
- 1 Sugar Cane (Peeled, and cut into 3 inch long pieces)
- 8 Tamarind Pods (Shelled and fibers removed)
- 12 Mexican Guava (quartered)
- 1 Orange
- 2 Tart Apples (Cut into large cubes)
- 15 Dried prunes
- 1 Cup Toasted Walnuts
- 1 Cone Piloncillo
- 3 Liters of Water (Divided)
Steps
- Wash fruit thoroughly
- Cut sugar cane and fruit carefully!
- Bring water to boil with tejocotes. Boil tejocotes for about 8 min
- With slotted spoon remove tejocotes and peel off skin with paring knife, and cut in half. Set aside.
- In separate pot boil remaining water.
- Once boiled add hibiscus, let steep for 20 min
- In the big pot add piloncillo cone, sugar cane, cinnamon and tejocotes
- Simmer for about 15 min. making sure piloncillo is dissolved.
- Add hibiscus water, cut fruit, tamarind, prunes, and walnuts - simmer for 10-15 min.
- Adjust sugar to taste.
- Serve warm making sure to get fruit and nuts in each cup.