Description
A dark, flavorful punch featuring figs, thyme, and citrus notes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups dried figs, chopped
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 cup lemon juice, fresh squeezed
- 1 cup orange juice, fresh squeezed
- 2 cups dark rum
- 1 liter club soda, chilled
Instructions
- Combine chopped figs, water, sugar, and thyme sprigs in a saucepan.
- Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat and let the fig syrup steep for 30 minutes.
- Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve into a large pitcher, discarding the solids. Press gently on the figs to extract liquid.
- Stir the lemon juice and orange juice into the fig syrup.
- Add the dark rum to the pitcher and mix well.
- Chill the punch base for at least 2 hours.
- Just before serving, add the chilled club soda to the pitcher and stir gently.
- Serve over ice.
Notes
- For a non-alcoholic version, omit the dark rum and increase the club soda by 2 cups.
- You can substitute dried black mission figs for other dark, sweet varieties.
- Garnish glasses with thin slices of fresh fig or a small thyme sprig.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Stovetop/Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 35
- Sodium: 5
- Fat: 0.2
- Saturated Fat: 0.1
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.1
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 38
- Fiber: 1.5
- Protein: 0.5
- Cholesterol: 0
Keywords: Vampire Fig Thyme Punch, fig punch, thyme drink, dark rum punch, non-alcoholic punch, fruit punch