Warm and Spicy Autumn Punch

Loved it. Will be making big batch for our harvest dance..

it was AWESOME

One of the best I’ve had so far. I was looking for a warm punch to match my love of the fall season, and I think I’ve found it. So far I have not made it with the baked oranges. I slice and stud only one orange with cloves, two is too much for my taste. I like cloves so I use a bit more than recommended. I follow the recipe by bringing the apple juice and cinnamon stick to a boil. I then transfer the punch to a warming crock pot after adding the remaining ingredients, including the prepared orange slices. It can simmer and remain warm while we drink it. I’ve added some brandy to mine and it’s great for a cold autumn afternoon. I don’t normally like apple juice, but this punch was so tasty, I made it multiple times during the winter. Thank you for sharing.

We make this every autumn at least once. It’s fabulous whether spiked or not. I usually use cider instead of plain apple juice because I like cider better.

How have I not reviewed this yet? I have made this punch for the past 10 years- it’s in my Thanksgiving Recipes folder. Everyone loves it! I double everything, and it fills my big crock pot to the top. I start this punch early in the morning in the crock pot, and by 10 am my whole house smells wonderful! I like to throw in about a half cup of fresh cranberries- they add a little tartness, and they look pretty floating in there with the oranges. Also, I would recommend using REAL apple cider, the kind they sell in gallon jugs every fall, usually from a local farm. It makes a big difference in my opinion. Great recipe- thanks!

Great recipe

This was great!!!! Everyone loved it!!!!

I wasn’t crazy about this punch. But my family loved it, only suggestion was to add a little sugar to the recipe. We tripled the amount and added 1/2 cup for that much. Was gone by the time we left between 7 people.

I love this punch. I add nutmeg, ginger and cardamom.

This is the 3 year that i use this recipe, and everybody always LOVES it. super easy to make and I have to double the recipe because everybody really loves it.

I made this for my son’s 15th birthday, he had a bonfire. I thought it would be a nice treat for a cool night. Everyone loved it! Even the ones like me who don’t like punch! Young and old kept coming back for more. The party started at 6, at 6:05 I was transfering the little bit of punch left to a smaller container so we could get more! Next time I will have to double or triple it to attempt to keep everyones cups filled! Thanks!

I made this punch for my bunko group. I tripled the recipe for 12 women. They loved this punch almost all of the punch was gone. I just made it in a big pot and left it on the stove. Also had cinnamon whiskey on the side to add to cups for those that wanted a little extra. It was great spiked or non spiked. Would for sure make again.

This was wonderful. I made it for a party and added some spiced rum and it was a big hit.

love it!!!! we make it every fall as often as we can. wouldn;t change a thing

This punch is a real winner. I cannot wait to serve this at our next family gathering this coming winter. I added a little extra pineapple juice but otherwise stuck to the recipe. Yummy!!!

This was delicious, but not very spicy. I’ll definitely make again, but will double the spice amounts.

This is a perfect punch for a cold day! I made this for my coworkers and everyone wanted the recipe. I like it because it is a change from cold punch! Its not cider, it is lighter, not on flavor by all means though! This will be served @ many events hosted by me! Deffinately my favorite!

Delicious! Served in crockpot on Low.

Even my husband enjoyed this. I didn’t do the oranges and cloves, but I’m sure that would’ve made it even better. I made a smaller batch as my family only has three members. Great for a cool autumn (or even winter) night!

Tasted way too much like pineapple, and not enough like apple. The honey was kind of strong as well, so sweetening it with sugar might have been better. I was going to make this for an event, so it was a good thing I made a test batch, because there is no way I am going to serve this to other people. Simmering it for 5 minutes with the cinnamon stick was not long enough; you could barely taste the cinnamon. I did not use the oranges or cloves, so that might have made it taste different. My brother liked it, and he said it tasted like “liquid apple pie,” but I did not care for it at all.

Simply wonderful. I did a 2/3 batch (4 cups apple juice, 1 cinnamon stick, three shakes of nutmeg, 2 TBS honey, 1½ TBS lemon juice, 1½ cups pineapple juice) and I added 5 allspice berries and 4 whole cloves to the pot. Instead of studding and baking the orange, I sliced a fresh orange and put two slices in the pot. Very good, nice for a cold day! Thanks for sharing, Michele!