Jamaican Winter Punch

23 November 2009

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Serves: 8
Preparation time: 20 minutes

Per portion:
Fat  0.3g (of which saturates 0g )
Cals  197 calories
Carbs  37.8g (of which sugar 33.6g)      

Ingredients:
1 cinnamon stick
1 whole nutmeg
1 tsp allspice berries
12 tbsp granular Canderel
150 ml dark rum
600 ml unsweetenend orange juice
juice from 3 lemons
Ice
lemon and orange slices to decorate

Method:
Put the cinnamon stick, nutmeg and allspice into a strong plastic bag. Smash with a mallet to crush.

Tip the spices into a medium pan and heat to the point of smoking. Remove from the heat, cool 5 minutes then repeat.

Add 250 ml water and 12 tbsp sweetner bring to simmer and simmer 5 minutes. Strain into a bowl and cool. If possible, strain through a piece of muslin to catch the sediment or use a coffee filter paper.

Pour the spice syrup into a jug, add the rum, orange juice and lemon juice, add plenty of ice and the slices of fruit.

Serving suggestions: Rub a slice of orange around the rim of the glasses. Mix some sweetner with a little ground cinnamon in a saucer and dip the glasses in.

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