Cherry Crush

Name: Cherry Crush
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1/2 c. sugar; 1/2 c. water; 5 whole cloves; 2 whole star anise; 1 1-inch piece ginger, sliced; 4 c. tart cherry juice; Cinnamon sticks, for serving

By The Good Housekeeping Test KitchenPublished: Aug 1, 2019

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Mike Garten

Yields:

Total Time:

15 mins

Spice up tart cherry juice with ginger, star anise, and cinnamon in this smokin’ hot nonalcoholic cocktail.

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Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
5 whole cloves
2 whole star anise
1 1-inch piece ginger, sliced
4 cups tart cherry juice
Cinnamon sticks, for serving

Directions

1. Step 1In small saucepan, combine sugar and water. Stir in cloves, star anise, and ginger and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer (do not stir) until sugar dissolves, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
2. Step 2Strain syrup into pitcher and stir in cherry juice. Pour into glasses and fill with crushed ice. If desired, light end of a cinnamon stick until smoking and serve in drink.

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