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Ingredients
Hot Cranberry Punch with Ginger
Peel and thinly slice ginger root.
Rinse lemon in hot water, wipe dry and remove peel with a heavy-duty vegetable peeler. Juice lemon.
In a small pot, combine 2/3 cup water, 2/3 of the lemon peel, ginger, cloves, and cranberries. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 8 minutes.
Pour through a sieve into a second pot. Add lemon and cranberry juices and heat until warmed through. Pour into a mug or cup, add sweetener to taste and garnish with remaining lemon peel.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 42 cal. | (2 %) | ||
| Protein | 1 g | (1 %) | ||
| Fat | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 7 g | (5 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 0 g | (0 %) |
Healthy, because
No fat, no sugar and hardly any calories: The spicy punch is a natural slimming product. Ginger and lemon juice additionally support the metabolism and ensure well-functioning defences.
Even smarter
Cranberry juice tastes really good. And especially women who suffer from urinary tract infections do well to enjoy it more often: According to many studies, the tannins in the berries have a preventative and curative effect in such cases.