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Medjool Date Blood Orange Rum Spiced Punch

For those Halloween nights of terror, warm up your ghostly crew with this Medjool Date Blood Orange Rum Spiced Punch.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup blood orange juice
  • 24 ounces blood orange soda (we used World Market's 750 mil bottle)
  • 24 ounces blackberry soda (we used 2 - 12 ounce bottles of Izze) - Please note:  you can use all blood orange soda or all blackberry soda.
  • 1 cup Natural Delights® Medjool Date Spiced Rum or more to taste (see recipe)
  • 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lime
  • 2 cups fresh blackberries for garnish
  • 1 sliced blood orange for garnish (optional)
  • cubed ice for glasses

Preparation

  1. Combine all ingredients except ice in a large punch bowl. Serve immediately.

*While Medjool dates are high in natural sugars, they are low on the glycemic index thanks to a balanced amount of soluble fiber. The complex carbohydrates found in Medjool dates are digested at a slower rate, making them a source of dietary fiber and releasing energy to the body over a longer period of time.