Warm Cozy Spiced Cider Recipes

WARM & COZY SPICED CIDER

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Serve warm.

HOT SPICED CIDER

Steps:

• Place filter in coffee basket, and fill with brown sugar, allspice, cloves, cinnamon stick, salt, nutmeg, and orange wedges. Pour apple cider into coffee pot where the water usually goes. Brew, and serve hot.

SLOW COOKER HOT SPICED APPLE CIDER (WASSAIL)

Steps:

• Pour apple cider into a 2.5-quart or larger Crock Pot or other slow cooker. Add cinnamon sticks.
• With a toothpick, poke holes all around the orange, about 1/2 inch to 1 inch apart. Carefully poke the cloves into the toothpick holes in the orange.
• Place orange into the cider in the slow cooker.
• Cook on low until hot and spiced through, about 4 hours. Ladle into mugs along with an ounce or so of rum if using. Place a cinnamon stick in each glass if desired and serve.

COZY SLOW COOKER SPICED CIDER

Steps:

• In a slow cooker add apple cider, cinnamon sticks, star anise, and ½ of the orange slices (reserve remaining orange slices for serving).
• Gently mix all ingredients and cover.
• Cook on low for 6 hours or high for four hours.
• Mix gently before serving and garnish with remaining orange slices.
• Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for up to three days and reheated before serving.

HOT SPIKED CIDER

Steps:

• Heat cider with cloves and cinnamon. Pour a shot of apple brandy into a mug and fill with cider.

EASY HOT SPICED CIDER

Steps:

• In a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker, combine the first five ingredients. Place cinnamon stick and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag. Place bag in slow cooker., Cover and cook on low for 1 hour. Discard spice bag; continue to cook 1-2 hours or until heated through.

WARM SPIKED CIDER

Steps:

• With a vegetable peeler remove four 3-inch-long strips of zest from lemon and two 6-inch-long strips from orange.
• In a 3-quart saucepan bring cider to a rolling boil and pour through a sieve lined with a triple layer of cheesecloth or paper towels into a heatproof pitcher. Stir in orange and lemon zests, star anise, cloves, cinnamon sticks, juniper berries, and sugar and steep at room temperature 1 hour. (Cider may be made 1 day ahead and cooled completely before being chilled, covered.)
• Just before serving, in a saucepan reheat cider over low heat until just warm. Discard spices and stir in brandy.

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.