Spiced Cider

When I posted my eggnog recipe, Clara said she didn't like eggnog and I offered to post my cider recipe. 


Here ya go Clara…my family calls it ‘spiced’ , some friends call it ‘mulled’...I just call it yummy. LOL  


We have this on Christmas morning with our Christmas Cake and then it simmers all day so that anyone who comes by can have a mug or two.

 

Honestly, this is not my house but sure looks a lot like mine!

 

Ingredients:

• 1 gallon apple cider
• 6 ounces frozen orange juice (concentrated)
• 1 orange – sliced
• 1 lemon – sliced
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 cinnamon sticks (approximately 2 ½ inches each)
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• Rum (light or dark) or Brandy
• Additional cinnamon sticks

 

Instructions:

1. Mix all ingredients except the liquor and additional cinnamon sticks in stock pot and bring to a boil.
2. Cover and simmer 1 hour stirring occasionally.
3. Once you have simmered the cider, you can leave it it the pot with the burner to down to warm.

 

To Serve:

• Ladle cider into mugs and add cinnamon stick.
• For adults, measure 1 ounce rum or brandy into mug then add cider and cinnamon stick.

 

Notes:

• If you don’t have or are unable to find frozen orange juice concentrate, you can use 8 ounces of orange juice and add another orange.
• I have a buffet style coffee percolator that I bought at auction...just put all the ingredients in the basket with the cider in the pot.
• I have also put all the ingredients in a crock pot (slow cooker), set it on high and once everything started to simmer, turned it down to warm.
• Once you have simmered the cider on the stove, you could put it into a crock pot set on warm for serving.
• I set mugs out by the cider with a dish of cinnamon sticks that people can use if they want a bit of extra cinnamon in their cider.
• Use you liquor of choice, it doesn’t have to be rum or brandy.

As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask and if you try the recipe, I would love any feedback you would care to give.  

Hope you enjoy!