Minty Pineapple Punch Recipe

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People are surprised to learn that tea is an ingredient in this pleasant beverage. It's a nice change from punch recipes that call for soda. —Margaret McNeil, Germantown, Tennessee

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Minty Pineapple Punch Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 20 Servings

5 15 20

Ingredients

3 medium lemons
6 cups water
2 cups sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract
4 individual tea bags
4 cups boiling water
2 cans (46 ounces each) unsweetened pineapple juice
Fresh mint, optional

Directions

Squeeze juice from lemons; set juice aside. Place lemon halves in a large saucepan; add water and sugar. Bring to a boil; boil for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and discard lemons. Stir in extracts and reserved lemon juice.
Steep tea in boiling water for 5 minutes; discard tea bags. Stir tea and pineapple juice into lemon mixture. Chill. Serve in chilled glasses over ice. Garnish with mint if desired. Yield: 5 quarts.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 119 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 2 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Minty Pineapple Punch in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2001, p164