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Halloween Hot Apple Cider

Halloween Hot Apple Cider Recipe
Warm up your trick-or-treaters, big or small, with this Halloween hot apple cider recipe you can make ahead of time.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Serving Size 4

Ingredients

  • 6 cups apple cider
  • ΒΌ cup pure maple syrup
  • 5 whole cloves
  • 1 lemon peel (cut into strips)
  • 1 orange peel (cut into strips)
  • 6 cinnamon sticks
  • 4 ounces rum (optional)

Instructions

  • Pour the apple cider and maple syrup into a large saucepan.
  • Place two cinnamon sticks, all the cloves, orange peel and lemon peel in the center of a rinsed square of cheesecloth. Fold up the sides of the cheesecloth to enclose the bundle, then tie it up with kitchen string. Drop the spice bundle into the cider mixture.
  • Place the saucepan over moderate heat until the cider is very hot, but not boiling (about 10 minutes).
  • Remove the cider from the heat. Discard the spice bundle and ladle the cider into 4 mugs (with or without rum), adding a fresh cinnamon stick to each serving.

Notes

This can be made in a small crockpot and kept warm for guests (double or triple the batch for larger groups). Don't add the rum until you are ready to serve.