Pomegranate Champagne Punch
Ingredients
½ cup
water
½ cup
sugar
2 bottles (750 mL each)
Brut Champagne, chilled
1 ½ cups
white rum
1 ¼ cups
pomegranate juice
1
large lemon, thinly sliced
- fresh pomegranate seeds, to taste
- fresh mint leaves, to taste
1
ice block
Directions
- In a small saucepan, bring ½ cup water and sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
- Reduce heat; simmer for 5 min.
- Remove from heat; cool syrup completely.
- Combine Champagne, rum and pomegranate juice in punch bowl; add enough syrup to sweeten to taste.
- Mix in lemon slices, pomegranate seeds and mint leaves.
- Add ice block to bowl.
Find It!
- Fresh pomegranate seeds are available seasonally in the Prepared Produce Section.
Recipe and photo courtesy of BonAppetit.com.
