Warm Spiced Rum And Apple Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups cold water
1 cup caster sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
1 cup rum
6 apples, cored, cut into wedges, pink lady apples are best
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves

Preparation

Combine water, sugar and cinnamon sticks in large pot.
Stir over low heat for 5 minutes till sugar dissolves.
Increase heat, bring to the boil, simmer uncovered 5 minutes.
Stir in rum, simmer another 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and cool.
Meanwhile use a juice extractor to juice apples - or sub apple juice.
Add apple juice and mint leaves, stir to combine.
Serve warm.