Mulled Cranberry Spritzer

Recipe by Elise Portale

Prep: 5 minutes

Cook: 20–30 minutes

Serves: 8–10

What you’ll need:

4 cups cranberry juice

1 cup sugar

2 cinnamon sticks

1 star anise

1 tablespoon whole allspice

1 tablespoon whole clove

Club soda, to serve

Oranges, sliced, to garnish

Limes, sliced, to garnish

Whole cranberries, to garnish

Rosemary sprigs, to garnish

What you’ll do:

1. In a medium saucepan, combine the cranberry juice, sugar, cinnamon sticks and star anise. Using a tea ball or cheesecloth tied with bakers twine, add in the allspice and cloves.
2. Bring the mixture to a boil; then lower to a simmer. Cook the mixture until it’s reduced to 1 cup of thick syrup, 20–30 minutes. Remove it from the heat and refrigerate in an airtight container until ready to serve or for up to 1 week.
3. To serve, combine the cranberry syrup with club soda in a punch bowl. For every 2 cups of club soda, use about ¼ cup syrup. Stir to combine, add ice and garnish the punch with sliced oranges, limes, fresh cranberries and star anise. Serve cups of punch with a sprig of rosemary.