Mexican Christmas Punch or Ponche Navideño
Celebrate the season with some Mexican ponche or ponche navideño. This warm drink is made with fruits, sweetened with piloncillo, spiced with aromatic spices and can be spiked or served without. You’re going to love it!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 52kcal
Ingredients
- 8.5 cups filtered water or 2 liters
- 1 cone piloncillo (or start with 1/2 cup grated) if not available replace with dark brown sugar and adjust to taste
- 2 whole Mexican cinnamon sticks
- 9 whole tejocotes
- 3 whole guavas chopped into large even-sized pieces
- 3 small apples chopped into large even-sized pieces
- 12 whole pitted prunes 100 grams
- 2 whole pods of tamarind peeled
- ¼ cup hibiscus flowers known as jamaica in the Hispanic food isle
- 3 whole whole cloves
For Alcoholic version:
- rum or brandy or red wine
Instructions
- Throughly clean the tejocotes (if using jarred drain and rinse), guavas, and apple. Place the piloncillo and cinnamon stick in a large pot, then pour in the water. Cover and simmer over medium heat until the piloncillo breaks down. Next add the tejocotes, prunes, hibiscus, cloves, guavas and cover allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
- Now add the tamarind, a little more water and the apples. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat simmer for 10 minutes. Taste and adjust sweetness if necessary.
- Serve with a few pieces of fruit in each mug. If you'd like to spike your punch add the amount of alcohol desired either to the pot or to each individual serving. Serve warm or cold.
Notes
If you cannot find tejocotes then you may swap them for a pear. The taste is not the same but the punch will still taste delicious.
*Disclosure: Please notice that the nutritional values don't include any added alcohol.
Nutrition
Calories: 52kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 19mg | Potassium: 108mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 91IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg
