Hot Mulled Apple Cider
Hot Mulled Apple Cider

Hot Mulled Apple Cider

May 31, 2016

On a cold day, there's nothing more comforting & delicious than sipping on this hot cider. The warm, soothing spices, citrus & apple are a blend made in heaven! Don't limit yourself to serving this hot, this cider also makes a very refreshing cold drink on a hot summer day.

Yield: 16 - 8 oz servings

Ingredients

1 gallon apple cider, unsweetened, unfiltered, not from concentrate

3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed

10 whole allspice

20 whole cloves

8 cinnamon sticks (optional: more for garnish)

1 whole star anise

2 organic oranges, unpeeled & sliced (optional: more for garnish)

1 organic lemon, unpeeled & sliced (optional: more for garnish)

For serving: fresh grated nutmeg

Directions

1 Put all the ingredients, except the nutmeg, into a 7 quart slow cooker & give it a good stirring (see Tips# 1 & 2).

2 Cook on low heat for 3 to 3 1/2 hours till cider is hot & all the spices have flavored the cider (see Tip# 3). Keep the crock-pot on warm till you're done serving.

3 Ladle into serving glasses or small mugs & top with some fresh grated nutmeg (see Tip# 4). Garnish if you like & serve hot.

4 If there's any leftover after serving; strain out & discard all the solids. Store cider in the refrigerator, for up to a week, in tightly covered 1/2 gallon or quart glass jars.

Tips & Suggestions

1 If you don't want your spices floating freely in the cider, you can put them in a coffee filter or cheesecloth & tie it off with some kitchen twine.

2 You can cook this on the stove, in a stock pot, if you don't have a crock-pot.

3 If you want to hurry things along, you can set the crock-pot to high & only cook for an hour or more till cider is very hot.

4 In any recipe that calls for nutmeg, I always suggest using fresh grated nutmeg & not the store bought variety. The aroma & taste of fresh grated nutmeg is beyond compare!










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30 thoughts on “Hot Mulled Apple Cider

  1. Omg this must taste and smell amazing!!! So perfect for Fall, I’m ready for the weather to cool off a little bit.

  2. This is a perfect drink to try in fall. The flavors in it are sure to give enough warmth to you. Awesome recipe.

  3. Oh, I can’t wait until it’s cool enough to really appreciate a drink like this. I always love the flavor of star anise and am so happy now to have a recipe where I can make use of it. Mmm.

  4. This is absolutely perfect for a cold-weather gathering of friends or maybe even curled up under a big soft blanket with no company at all! Thank you so much for sharing 🙂

  5. I have made hot mulled wine but never hot cider. It sounds delicious. Love all the autumn flavours! Great idea to keep it warm in the crock-pot while serving!

  6. I love apple cider but they don’t sell it here in Japan. I’ll have to try making it myself this winter 🙂

  7. It’s the besssst time of the year when its APPLE CIDER Time!! This looks so good and has the perfect blend of spices!!

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