Spiked Holiday Cider Recipes

HOT HOLIDAY CIDER

Steps:

• Place first four ingredients in a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Place spices on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose spices; tie securely with string. Add to slow cooker., Cook, covered, on low until heated through, 3-4 hours. Discard spice bag. Serve warm.

SPIKED HOLIDAY CIDER

Steps:

• Add all spices to a medium/large pot and on medium heat, toast and stir spices for about 5 minutes, or until fragrant.
• Take pot off the heat and add chopped fruit and orange juice and peel, and maple syrup then fill the pot with water until the fruit is covered with about 2 inches of water. Cover the pot and set to medium-low heat and simmer for 3 hours.
• Once the holiday cider is ready, strain and discard the fruit and spices, and add more maple syrup to the cider if needed. Serve hot or cold.
• Top each mug with optional drink decorations and add 1 ounce of brandy before serving.

HOLIDAY SPICED CIDER

Steps:

• 1. Pour cider into a stove top pot. Turn stove on to medium.
• 2. Add sliced apple and oranges, cinnamon sticks, clove and optional ingredients.
• 3. Simmer for 10 minutes to get flavors to start releasing and blending.
• 4. Turn down and keep warm. This will keep on your stove for 2-3 hours if not kept on high of heat.
• 5. When adding the spiced rum, I only add enough to flavor the batch just a little. You can add more to your individual cups if you want.

HOLIDAY SPICED CIDER RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Pierce orange with cloves. (If you have a tea infuser, tea bag or cheese cloth, you can use that to keep the spices under control).
• Pierce apple with allspice.
• Put the orange, apple, cinnamon sticks, apple cider, brown sugar and nutmeg into your slow cooker.
• Turn on high for 2 hours, then keep warm on low until you're ready to drink.
• Drink as is or with a shot (or two) of whiskey, rum, etc.
• Enjoy!

HOT SPIKED CIDER

Steps:

• Pour water into a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and toss in the orange spice tea bags. Cover and let steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and stir in sugar, apple cider, rum, and 2 of the cinnamon sticks. Heat just to steaming -- do not boil.
• Ladle hot cider into 6 mugs and drop 1/2 teaspoon butter into each. Garnish with a cinnamon "swizzle" stick.