Alcohol-Free, Sugar-Free Punch

Name: Alcohol-Free, Sugar-Free Punch
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: about 4 cups
Ingredients: 1 l fruit tea; 2 juicing oranges; 2 blood oranges; cloves; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 vanilla pod; 1 cm fresh ginger; 1 lemon

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This alcohol-free, sugar-free punch with fruit tea, fresh oranges and warming spices is ready in 20 minutes. Low carb, vegan and cosy.

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When it turns cold and grey outside, a homemade punch warms you from the inside out. This version skips both alcohol and added sugar, making it a lovely fit for a low-carb way of eating. Freshly squeezed oranges, fragrant spices and a good fruit tea still make it a real treat. It comes together quickly and is perfect for warming up over coffee or on the festive table.

Prep10 min

Cook/bake10 min

Total20 min

Servings4

Alcohol-Free, Sugar-Free Punch — This alcohol-free, sugar-free punch with fruit tea, fresh oranges and warming spices is ready in 20 minutes. Low carb, vegan and cosy.

Ingredients

Servings

1 l fruit tea, no artificial flavourings
2 juicing oranges
2 blood oranges
cloves, to taste
2 tsp ground cinnamon, or 1 cinnamon stick
1 vanilla pod
1 cm fresh ginger
1 lemon, organic / unwaxed

per serving (estimate)45kcalper plate, stays the same

Total for 4 Servings180kcal45 kcal × 4 Servings

The ingredient amounts above scale with your choice. The value per serving stays the same, while the total in the pot grows with the number of servings.

All nutrition values side by side

Nutrient	per serving (estimate)	Total for 4 Servings
Calories	45 kcal	180 kcal
Carbohydrates	9 g	36 g
Protein	0.5 g	2 g
Fat	0.2 g	0.8 g
Fibre	0.5 g	2 g
of which sugar	7 g	28 g

How this is calculated

Target amount = ingredient amount × target servings ÷ base servings. The result is then rounded for kitchen use: from 100 g or ml to the nearest 5, between 1 and 99 to the nearest 1, pieces and spoons to half units, amounts below one unit to quarters, thirds or halves. Teaspoons and tablespoons also go down to an eighth, kilograms and litres stay finer.

Total = value per serving × target servings. The value per serving is unchanged, because ingredient amount and serving count change by the same factor.

Sources

Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (FIC), Art. 32 and 33: nutrition values per 100 g or 100 ml, additionally allowed per portion.
European Commission, Guidance document for competent authorities for the control of compliance with EU food law, setting of tolerances for nutrient values declared on a label, December 2012.

Nutrition values are estimates from the recipe record, not laboratory results. Even for checked labels the EU sets tolerances: for fat, protein and carbohydrates 20 percent in the range of 10 to 40 g per 100 g, and 2 g per 100 g below that. Home cooking varies more, because variety, size and cooking loss of the ingredients differ. Kitchen rounding also shifts the total slightly against the plain rule of three. Anyone who has to keep amounts exact for medical reasons, for example during a nutrition therapy prescribed by a doctor, should discuss them with a doctor or a registered dietitian. Your serving count is calculated in your browser only, it is neither stored nor transmitted.

Instructions

Heat 1 litre of water in a pan, but don't let it come to the boil.
Put the fruit tea, cloves and the roughly chopped ginger into a tea bag or infuser.
Slice the unwaxed lemon. Squeeze the juice from the oranges and blood oranges.
Add the filled tea bag, the orange juice, lemon slices, cinnamon and vanilla pod to the hot water and let everything infuse for about 10 minutes.
Remove the tea bag and vanilla pod. Pour the punch into a nice jug and keep it warm over a teapot warmer.