A warm drink perfect for the christmas-y time with a lot of spices like cardamom, cinnamon and cloves: Orange Rosemary Punch.
Perfect for the christmas season I've made this Orange Rosemary Punch. I used a lot of christmas-y spices like cloves, cardamom and a cinnamon stick. The flavor of rosemary isn't intrusive, it rather adds a subtle additional herby taste.
With the end of november the christmas markets opened in our city! This means all kinds of fruit punches, mulled wines and tea with rum! Until christmas it's very hard to do anything productive in the city, because mostly one's winding up at the christmas markets.
If you're looking for more vegan festive drink recipes, I've included a couple of my favorites at the end of the post.
Orange Rosemary Punch
Ingredients
- 2 cups orange juice (make sure it's vegan)
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 rosemary sprigs + 2 more for garnish
- 2 crushed cardamom pods
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- ¾ cup white wine *
- ¼ cup spiced rum *
- orange slices (for garnish, make sure it's organic)
Instructions
- In a big pot bring the orange juice, cloves, cinnamon stick, rosemary sprigs, crushed cardamoms and the maple syrup to a boil. Stir and let it simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Add the white wine and rum, let it simmer again for 5 minutes - until warm.
- Remove the spices and rosemary twigs and pour the punch into two glasses. Garnish with a new rosemary twig and orange slices.
Notes
Nutrition
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Teresa@sweetveg says
This drink is gorgeous! I love it. :)
bianca says
awww, thank you :)
An Unrefined Vegan says
Looks lovely - yes, perfect for the season! Thanks for being a part of the Potluck!
bianca says
Thank YOU for initiating the vegan potluck! It's really great being a part of this :)
fittingintovegan says
Mmm, I bet this smells great! Like mulled wine.
bianca says
It really did. Yeah, it's just like mulled wine but with white wine. :)
Poppy says
What a beautiful drink, great to see you at the Potluck :)
bianca says
Thank you! Yupp, it's my first time participating and I love it already. I really hope to join in on the next ones as well :)
Shannon Y-I-V says
This must make the whole house smell amazing while you're warming it up! And rice syrup is my favorite sweetener.. I just love the malty flavor. Happy VVP!
bianca says
Rice Syrup is a pretty neat sweetener. Warming it up and smelling all the spices immediately put me in the Christmas Spririt. Happy Virtual Vegan Potluck to you too! :)
Nicole @ Fitful Focus says
What a delicious looking cocktail! I think I have everything to make it, too :)
bianca says
Thank you, Nicole! Great! You should really try it. :) It helps getting into the christmas mood.
Somer McCowan says
Pretty! I adore rice syrup, to me it has a lovely caramel undertone which would pair perfectly with this drink!
bianca says
You are totally right, Somer! The rice syrup is really an important part of it :)
ramsonsandbramble says
Love the backlighting in your photographs - beautiful!
bianca says
Awww!! Thank you. I'm really trying getting better at food photography. It's a process :)
acookinthemaking says
This sounds fabulous! All of those spices are so lovely with orange and I bet the rosemary takes it to another level.
bianca says
Thank you so much for your comment :) It's really a lovely combination. Hot (alcoholic) beverages make winter much more bearable :)
Laura @ the gluten-free treadmill says
Beautiful pictures - and sounds so delicious and refreshing!
bianca says
Thank you so much, Laura. It really is delicious! :)
Amy @ Parsley In My Teeth says
Lovely combination of flavors! Can't wait to give it a try. Happy VVP!
bianca says
Thank you so much! Tell me if you liked it if you try it :) Happy VVP to you too!
Marfigs says
I don't drink usually but this seems worth it - love the spices, yum!
bianca says
Cold temperatures, winter and the pre-christmas time isn't the same to me without hot alcoholic beverages :) Thank you!
Becky says
Delicious! I have very fond memories of rum punch. Can't wait to make this! Happy belated VVP!
bianca says
I'd love to hear how it went and how you like it when you make it :) Happy VVP to you too!
ｒｉｋａ says
So lovely to see you at VVP and welcome to the potluck! What a tasty spiced rum & wine punch, save me a drink! ;) I love these type of punches!
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bianca says
Thank you so much, rika! Too bad the potluck is only virtual, it would be such a ridiculously awesome feast :)
seasonalveghead says
This sounds fabulous! I love orange and cardamom together, and the rosemary adds an interesting depth of flavor!
bianca says
Thank you so much! The note of rosemary is pretty soft but it makes the whole drink sooo good :)