Sparkling Rum and Pomegranate Punch

Name: Sparkling Rum and Pomegranate Punch
Prep time: 8 h 15 min
Cook time: 8 h 15 min
Total time: 8 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 mediums lime, thinly sliced; 177 milliliters freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 7 medium limes); 1 mediums pomegranate, quartered; 355 milliliters pomegranate juice (no sugar added); 355 milliliters aged Jamaican rum, such as Appleton; 1500 milliliters brut sparkling wine or champagne, chilled; 4 servings Water

Sparkling Rum and Pomegranate Punch is a gluten free, primal, and vegan beverage. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 1g of fat, and a total of 485 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 8 hours and 15 minutes. Head to the store and pick up aged jamaican rum, pomegranate juice, pomegranate, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

For the ice block:The day before serving the punch, place the pomegranate pieces in a small saucepan. Nestle the lime slices between the pomegranate pieces and along the sides of the saucepan.

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Lime Slice

Pomegranate

Punch

Ice

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Sauce Pan

Add enough water to cover the fruit.

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Fruit

Water

Combine the pomegranate juice, rum, lime juice, simple syrup, and orange bitters in a 5-cup container. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 3 hours.When ready to serve, transfer the rum mixture to a 3-1/2-quart punch or serving bowl. Gently stir in the sparkling wine (do not overmix or your punch will be flat).To remove the ice block from the saucepan, dip the pan in hot water or heat it over the flame on a stovetop burner until the ice block releases. Float it in the punch and serve immediately.

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Pomegranate Juice