Recipe: Spiced Apple Cider
We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing.
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
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.