Ponche on the stove
Hibiscus shows up in both drinks, which is where the confusion starts. One is a cold red jug with a single flavor in it. The other is a December pot with half an orchard going.
Hot pot
Ponche Mexicano
The hot Christmas punch, served by the cup
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Steam off the pot smells like winter in Mexico. We dry the guava, chop the dried apple and grind cinnamon right into the hibiscus base. The blend goes straight into a pot of cold water and comes to a slow simmer on the stove. It is sweetened as it should be, dark ruby in the cup and hot to the bottom of the mug.
Simmered on the back burner for cold nights and crowded rooms.
Two pouches
500 g
1 kg
A serving here is a weight, not a glass. We divide the pouch by the number of servings printed on it, so the grams add up whatever size cup you drink from.
What goes into it
Guava and apple pieces
Bits of real fruit soften as the pot warms. They float to the surface while the hibiscus turns the water a deep red. You can ladle the fruit right into the cup or run the punch through a mesh strainer.
Cinnamon on the comal
We take whole cinnamon and crush it coarse so the spice runs through the pot instead of sinking to the bottom. It gives the punch a dry heat that stays with you after the cup is empty.
Skip the market chopping
Making ponche from scratch takes half a day with a knife, cutting tejocote and fruit down to size. Our pouch gives you that simmered pot without the prep board. Toss in extra fresh fruit if you have some around.
Small and big pouches
We fill a small pouch for a family evening and a big pouch for posadas or a party with friends on a cold night. Both sizes go into water and simmer down clean on the back burner.
Before you open it
The pages that carry the ratios and the timings for this one.
Made the same way
Warmed on the stove, ladled into mugs.
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