Homemade Hot Apple Cider
Description
This homemade hot apple cider recipe is seasoned with warm spices and sweetened with pure maple syrup for the ultimate treat on a cold winter's day.
Ingredients
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6 cups apple cider
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1/4 cup real maple syrup
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2 cinnamon sticks
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6 whole cloves
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6 whole allspice berries
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1 orange peel, cut into strips
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1 lemon peel, cut into strips
Directions
1
Pour apple cider and maple syrup into a large stainless steel saucepan.
2
Enclose cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice berries, orange peel, and lemon peel in a piece of cheesecloth; tie with kitchen twine. Add to the saucepan.
3
Cook over medium heat until cider is hot, but not boiling, 5 to 10 minutes.
4
Remove from heat; discard spice bundle.
5
Ladle cider into mugs, adding cinnamon sticks to each, if desired.