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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 80 Minutes |
Ready In: 90 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This pretty-in-pink punch is a festive and delicious way to kick-off your holiday celebration. If you prefer a punch that's less sweet, use fresh squeezed pomegranate juice instead of bottled (see Cooks' Notes). Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups water |
1/4 cup sugar |
2 (4-inch long) strips lemon zest |
1 cup chilled bottled pomegranate juice |
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice |
1 750 milliliter bottle chilled pink sparkling wine or champagne |
lemon twists |
Directions:
1. Bring water, sugar, and lemon zest to a boil in a 1-quart saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar, then boil 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and add pomegranate and lemon juice, then chill until very cold, at least 1 hour.
2. Just before serving, pour pomegranate syrup into a 2-quart glass pitcher and add champagne.
3. Cooks' Notes: Syrup can be made 2 days ahead and kept chilled. To squeeze juice from fresh pomegranates, halve them horizontally and squeeze them, like oranges, with a reamer.
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