Recipe: Spiced Apple Cider

updated Jan 29, 2020
Spiced Apple Cider
Here's our basic recipe, spicing up fresh, local apple cider with warm cinnamon and cloves.
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Hot apple cider in the fall. What could be better? Here’s our basic recipe, spicing up fresh, local apple cider with warm cinnamon and cloves. Do you drink spiced cider in the fall? What do you add?

Spiced Apple Cider

Here's our basic recipe, spicing up fresh, local apple cider with warm cinnamon and cloves.

Nutritional Info

Ingredients

  • 1 gallon

    fresh apple cider

  • 10

    cinnamon sticks

  • 5

    anise pods

  • 3 teaspoons

    whole cloves

  • 1 cup

    extra-dark rum (optional)

  • Orange slices for garnish

Instructions

  1. Pour the cider into a large pot and simmer with the spices for 10 to 15 minutes. If you want, tie the spices up in cheesecloth for easy removal later — or just let people deal with cloves in their drinks. Add the rum at the end. Garnish with a slice of orange.