Non-alcoholic Christmas punch

Drink with 11 ingredients.

Servings: 6

Total time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 lemons 1 sliced, 1 juiced
• 100-150 ml white, dark or spiced rum, or use vodka or gin (optional)
• handful of pomegranate seeds
• ice
• 2 pears sliced
• 400 millilitre white grape juice
• 275 millilitre ginger ale
• 500 millilitre sparkling water
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 2 tablespoon caster sugar
• rosemary sprigs, to serve

Method

1. Put the pear and lemon slices, sugar and mixed spice in a large punch bowl or jug, and chill for up to 1 hr to infuse.
2. Add the lemon juice and grape juice, stirring to dissolve any sugar. Stir in your chosen spirit, if using.
3. Pour in the ginger ale and sparkling water, then add a few large handfuls of ice. Sprinkle over the pomegranate seeds and drop in a few sprigs of rosemary.