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Mexican christmas punch

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 15
Course: Drinks, sweets
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1.32 gallons (5 lt) water
  • 4 pieces sugarcane , fresh
  • 3 red apples , peeled
  • 3 pears , peeled
  • 7 guavas
  • 10.60 oz (300 gr) tejocotes
  • 7 oz (200 gr) natural tamarindo , peeled
  • 7 oz (200 gr) prunes
  • 1.8 oz (50 gr) jamaica flower
  • 17.65 oz (500 gr) piloncillo (brown sugar cube or piece)
  • 2 cloves
  • 2 cinnamon sticks

Method
 

  1. Peel the sugarcane and cut it into small sticks.
  2. Remove the core from the apple and pears and cut them into medium size dices along with the guavas and tejocotes.
  3. Place a big pot with the water on the stove over medium heat, add in the chopped fruit and let it boil for 10 minutes.
  4. Add in the sugarcane, tamarindo, prunes, jamaica flower, piloncillo, cloves, and cinnamon sticks and let it boil over medium-low heat for about 20 minutes more until the fruit is cooked and the punch has a red color.

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