Boxing day punch
Serves: 8
Prep time: 5 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Toby Scott
Boxing day punch
This libation of leftovers is guaranteed to keep the party going
Serves: 8
Prep time: 5 minsTotal time: 
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Nadine Brown
When Nadine isn't busy developing delicious recipes and using her experience as a health food editor to create healthy treats, she's munching and reviewing her way around her beloved home town of Tottenham. Find out what she's cooking and eating on Instagram @n0sh.17
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Nadine Brown
When Nadine isn't busy developing delicious recipes and using her experience as a health food editor to create healthy treats, she's munching and reviewing her way around her beloved home town of Tottenham. Find out what she's cooking and eating on Instagram @n0sh.17
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Ingredients
- 200g caster sugar
- a handful of mixed winter herbs (such as sage, thyme, rosemary)
- 700ml cranberry juice
- 300ml orange juice
- 500ml vodka
- 1 clementine
- ice
- 300ml sparkling water
- a handful of fresh cranberries
Step by step
- Combine 200g caster sugar with 200ml water in a small saucepan. Add a handful of mixed winter herbs (such as sage, thyme, rosemary) then heat gently for 2-3 minutes to dissolve the sugar. Bring to a gentle boil for 2 minutes before turning off the heat, covering and leaving to infuse until cool, about 1 hour. Strain out the herbs and reserve the syrup.
- In a large serving bowl, combine 700ml cranberry juice, 300ml orange juice, 500ml vodka and 3-5 tbsp of the herb syrup, depending on how sweet you want it. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
- Just before serving, thickly slice 1 clementine (you should get around 5 slices) and stud the flesh of each slice with 3 cloves. Add ice to the punch bowl and pour in 300ml sparkling water. Add the clementine slices, clove-side up, and a handful of fresh cranberries and any spare herbs to garnish. Store the remaining syrup in a sterilised jar and use in other cocktails, to toss through a fruit salad or to moisten cake sponges.
