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Home / Holiday Recipes / Christmas / Warm Crockpot Christmas Punch

Warm Crockpot Christmas Punch

3 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
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5 from 7 votes
Jump to Recipe 12/25/19 | Updated: 01/16/24 | by Nora
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5 from 7 votes
Yield: 8 cups
Ready In: 3 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
It isn't Christmas without a festive drink if you ask my kids, and this one always gets them SO excited. It's an easy punch I let simmer in my crockpot, then garnish with seasonal fruit. I take an extra few minutes to cut out stars from a few slices of green apple, because it looks so festive.
I mostly make this as a non-alcoholic version, but included a few ways to spike it in the recipe notes. Merry Christmas!
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Recommended Equipment:

  • Slow Cooker

Ingredients

Punch:

  • 4 cups apple juice (OR apple cider)
  • 4 cups cranberry juice
  • ½ cup pineapple juice
  • 1 lemon (juice only)
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 cinnnamon stick
  • a few whole cloves, a few whole star anise, pinch of ground nutmeg, pinch of ground ginger (to taste)

Garnish:

  • sliced green apple, sliced oranges, cranberries (I cut apple slices into star shapes with a cookie cutter for a festive garnish)
Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
Cook Time: 3 hours hrs
Ready In: 3 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients for the punch in an approx. 4 quart slow cooker. Cook on low for 3 to 4 hours.
  • Add garnishes to the punch and serve hot. Keeps on the warm setting for a couple of hours before the fruit turns too soft.
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Nora’s Tips

Stovetop Instructions:

Instead of using the slow cooker, you can make it on the stove. Place all ingredients for the punch in a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 10-15 minutes.

Ingredient Notes:

Spices: Feel free to use my Hot Apple Cider Cinnamon Spice Mix in place of the spices this recipe calls for.
Juices: Feel free to mix up the juices. Add more pineapple, use orange in place of the cranberry or add more sweetness by using part grape juice.
Scale up or down: Click the little blue serving yield number in the recipe to scale the recipe up or down. Great if you only have a small gathering, or if you have a huge party!
Make it naughty: You can spike this with some rum, Amaretto or red wine if you’re 21+. Stir it into the finished punch, don’t cook the alcohol! You didn’t hear it from me. Ho, ho, ho 😉

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Cuisine: American
Course: Drinks
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  1. Susan says

    Dec 7, 2024

    5 stars
    Delicious! I made this for our church Christmas party yesterday, everyone loved it. I’m sugar free so I substituted all the sugar with honey. So pleased I found your recipe, will have a look at the rest of your website when I get a mo. 😋

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  2. Rebecca says

    Dec 30, 2023

    5 stars
    Absolutely delicious and Christmasy. Everyone loved it even my two year old who loved the stars, and all said it’s “a keeper.”

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    • Nora says

      Jan 8, 2024

      So glad to hear it, Rebecca!

      Reply

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