Hot Cinnamon Apple Brandy Cider
Description
This sweet, hot apple brandy cider recipe is spiced perfectly with cloves, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, and orange zest, and can be spiked with apple brandy.
Ingredients
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1/2 gallon fresh apple cider
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1 cup apple brandy
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1/4 cup brown sugar
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1 tablespoon brown sugar
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1/4 cup honey
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1 pinch salt
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10 thin strips orange zest
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10 small cinnamon sticks
Directions
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Combine apple cider, apple brandy, ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, black pepper, and salt in a saucepan over medium-high heat; simmer until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.
2
Pour apple cider mixture into heat-proof mugs. Twist orange zest strips between fingers to release essential oils; drop 1 into each mug. Add 1 cinnamon stick to each mug.