Jim Coleman Recipes

Hot or Chilled Healthy Spiced Punch

Ingredients:

• 1 cup fresh orange juice
• 1 cup or mixture of strawberry and banana juice
• 4 cups low-sugar cranberry juice
• 4 each whole allspice
• 4 bags green tea
• zest of 1 lime
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1/3 cup dried figs, roughly chopped
• 1/3 cup diced apricots, roughly chopped
• 2 T sugar, sugar substitute or honey

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients in large saucepan. Slowly cook mixture over medium low heat for one hour. Remove from heat and allow to steep for 30 minutes. Strain through a fine strainer and throw out solids.