Alcohol Free Mulled Wine/Punch

Are you feeling festive? I am getting in the mood now. This will be first alcohol free Christmas I have known for many, many years! Not that I am a complete lush or anything, but I do enjoy all the port and lemons, champagne and snowballs that are usually consumed over the festive season. I also love to serve mulled wine if we have people over for mince pies. Last night my friend kindly bought round all the ingredients to make alcohol free mulled wine/punch for me. It was delicious! All the warmth and wonderful smell, but without the hangover. It was such a welcome change from lemonade! I really enjoyed it and I shall certainly be making more over the coming weeks. This would be great to serve to callers who are driving or at school/church fetes etc. Back soon, Lucie x

Alcohol Free Mulled Wine/Punch
Serves 3-4

A cup of cranberry juice
A cup of Red Grape Juice
1/2 a cup of Orange juice
2 cup of sparkling mineral water (I'm sure tap water would be ok too)

A dozen cloves
2 tbsp of clear honey
2 Cinnamon sticks
Ground nutmeg - too taste
1 Orange and 1 lemon - sliced

Heat the all the juices and fruit. Stir in the honey and add cloves, cinnamon sticks and leave to infuse for 1/2 hour or more then add nutmeg if you're using it. Serve warm.