If my honey & mint lemonade is my warm-weather drink, then spiced apple cider is definitely my cold weather drink. Not only for the warmth and flavor, but the aroma it sends through the house is out of bounds.
Mulling cider is super easy, and will make any fall gathering, no matter how small, feel special. 2 minutes of active prep time, 1 hour to steep, and so few ingredients. Most of which you may already have.
Mulled (Spiced) Apple Cider
Servings:
The best cold-weather drink that exists. Sorry hot chocolate, that’s just the way it is.
Ingredients:
- 1 gallon apple cider unfiltered is best
- 1 whole orange
- 1 tbsp allspice berries
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 whole apple
- 6 whole cloves
Directions:
- Pour the cider into a large pot. Using a peeler, peel four pieces of skin from the orange (2-3 inches long) and add them to the cider. Cut the orange in half, and squeeze the juice from it into the cider.
- Add the allspice berries and cinnamon sticks. Poke the whole cloves into the flesh of the apple, and add that to the cider as well.
- Put the pot over medium low heat for 30 minutes, then turn the heat to low for another 30. Ladle into your fave mug and enjoy it so, so much.
There’s no packet of powder you can add to water that will taste anything like home-mulled apple cider. So if you’ve never done it, for real give it a try and let us know what you think.
I have made this for the past three years at our annual Halloween party and everyone looks forward to it! It is amazing!
My husband and I agree this is the best hot apple cider recipe. Thank you for sharing.
Can’t wait to try this now that it’s officially Fall! Can you keep the leftover or does the spice take over?
It’s good dayysssss after
What beautiful pictures! I can’t wait to try the recipe!! I’m so sad, I think those World Market mugs aren’t on their website anymore :((( I love them! Hopefully they come back in stock!!
This looks incredible! We’re looking forward to picking some apples and grabbing cider from a local orchard in the next week or so and this is definitely on my docket to try. If you wouldn’t mind, could you link the ladle used in the video? Thank you!
It’s a set from Crate & Barrel! Found here.