Authentic Noche Buena Ponche Recipe | Super King Markets

Ingredients

• 8 oz tejocotes (Mexican hawthorn fruit) or crab apples
• 1 cup dried hibiscus flowers
• 4 guavas, peeled and diced
• 2 apples, peeled and diced
• 1 cinnamon stick (plus more for garnish)
• 1 cup chopped piloncillo or brown sugar
• 1/2 cup dried prunes, raisins, or cherries
• 1/4 cup tamarind pods, peeled and cut
• 2 large Medjool dates, pitted and sliced
• 3 sugarcane sticks, peeled and halved
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• A splash of rum or tequila for an adult version