I found this recipe years ago — 30, to be exact — from the Junior League of Austin cookbook. I love to serve it in the fall when I host parties, especially as a pre-Thanksgiving sip before we sit down for our meal.
Here’s an idea for a fun and unexpected way to serve your punch. Set up this hot punch in a percolator on your front porch with a tray of fall mugs and cinnamon stick stirs. When guests arrive, they will smell the spices from their cars and instantly enter your home with mugs full of happiness. They will never forget your hospitality, for sure!
Hot Golden Fall Punch
Ingredients
- 4 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
- 12 oz can apricot nectar
- 4 cups apple cider (I love Trader Joe's brand)
- 1 cup orange juice
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tsp whole cloves
Instructions
- Pour juices into an electric percolator*
- Place remaining ingredients in the basket and perk.
- The percolator will need about 25 minutes to perk and fully heat. So plan accordingly for your guests arrival.
- Serve steaming hot.
- Serves 18-20.
Some of you may be wondering what a percolator urn is. Well, it is, in my opinion, one of the essential items every host must have for entertaining. It’s perfect for a huge batch of hot cocoa, apple cider, and, of course, coffee. I have my father-in-law’s vintage avocado-green one, but here is a best-selling one on Amazon. Grab it today, and you’ll use it all season long. Store the urn in the box when not in use. You can also purchase a used one at estate sales. Just wash it out with hot, soapy water and put it through the spigot.
*Without a percolator, pour juices into a large pot. Simmer for 10 minutes, then remove the spices before serving.
Hospitality is in my DNA. I founded Home with a Twist, a daughter’s twist on her mother’s traditions, in memory of my mother to celebrate her life and the gifts she shared with me. Mother loved to celebrate life’s occasions – big and small.
