Family recipe

Champagne Holiday Punch

3 Jan 2015

Ingredients

1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
3 cinnamon sticks
4 whole cloves
2 cups cranberry juice
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 bottle champagne (Korbel Brut works great)
Small amount of Grand Marnier (or any orange liqueur you prefer)
Red sugar
Green sugar

Cooking Instructions

In a saucepan, bring water, sugar, cinnamon sticks and cloves to boil.

Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

Discard cinnamon and cloves.

Cool to room temperature and pour into a large pitcher.

Add cranberry juice and pineapple juice.

Chill in fridge until ready to serve.

At serving time, add 1 bottle of chilled champagne.