DIY Drinks: How to make the Hot Buttered Rum Punch

Combining a mix of pineapple juice, cranberry sauce and more, this is the perfect holiday mix.

'Tis the season to drink and make merry and there's nothing better suited for this than the Hot Buttered Rum Punch.

Combining a mix of pineapple juice, cranberry sauce and more, this is the perfect holiday mix.

What you need:

• 4 cups pineapple juice

• 4 cups water

• 2 cans jellied cranberry sauce

• 1 cup dark rumto taste

• 3/4 cup brown sugar

• 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

• 10 cinnamon sticks

• 5 teaspoons butter to taste

Directions:

1. Combine pineapple juice, water, cranberry sauce, rum, brown sugar, cloves, salt, nutmeg, and allspice in a slow cooker, breaking the cranberry sauce apart using a fork.

2. Cook on Low for 3 to 4 hours.

3. Ladle punch into mugs and add 1 cinnamon stick and about 1/2 teaspoon butter to each.