Spiced Pomegranate Sipper

Ingredients

• 1 stick cinnamon (2 1/2-inch-long)
• 5 slices ginger fresh thin
• 1 chunks garnishes: pineapple orange rind curls 
• 0.5 cup pineapple juice 
• 32 oz pomegranate juice refrigerated 100%
• 4 cups grape juice white

Equipment

• sieve
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Cook cinnamon stick, cloves, and ginger in a Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes or until cinnamon is fragrant.
2. Gradually stir in juices. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 15 minutes.
3. Pour mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a heat-proof pitcher; discard solids.
4. Serve warm.
5. Garnish, if desired.
6. Note: For testing purposes only, we used POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice and Welch's 100% White Grape Juice.
7. Tipsy Hot Spiced Pomegranate Sipper: Prepare recipe as directed. Stir in 1 1/4 cups almond liqueur just before serving. Makes 9 1/4 cups.
8. Cold Spiced Pomegranate Sipper: Prepare recipe as directed.
9. Let stand 30 minutes. Cover and chill 2 hours. Store in refrigerator up to 2 days. Stir and serve over ice. Prep: 10 min., Cook: 25 min., Stand: 30 min., Chill: 2 hr.
10. Fizzy Spiced Pomegranate Sipper: Prepare Cold Spiced Pomegranate Sipper as directed. Stir in 1 (8-oz.) bottle ginger ale just before serving. Makes 16 cups.