Hot Spiced Cider is perfect during the colder time of the year.
We had a family tradition of getting a jigsaw puzzle to put on a table and leisurely work on it during time off. Each year as the kids matured, the puzzles got progressively challenging until now we peaked at about 1000 pieces.
It’s such a great way to spend time together, the only conversation necessary are phrases such as:
“Help me find a corner piece”, or “I’m working on the brown pieces” or “Pass me the box cover so I can see the photo”. Of course we’d often have in depth discussion too!
Even now, we still love to sip a cup of tea or hot spiced cider while working on our puzzle. It is super easy to make a good cup of hot spiced apple cider. You just need mulling spice and a good apple cider or even an apple juice is fine. We prefer organic.
A note about mulling spice, you can keep the basic ingredients on hand or we sometimes use Williams-Sonoma Mulling Spice.
– Laurie Zerga
Founder, Chef-K Inc.
Spiced Apple Cider – Laurie Zerga Chef-K
It is super easy to make a good cup of hot spiced apple cider. You just need mulling spice and a good apple cider or even an apple juice is fine. We prefer organic. (Note: The Basic Mulling Spice Recipe makes enough for 2-3 quarts of spiced cider)
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp allspice whole
- 2 Tbsp cloves whole
- 6 cinnamon sticks crushed into pieces
- 1 Tbsp mulling spice
- Use Recipe included here or ¼ whole all spice, ½ whole cloves, ½ cinnamon stick
- 1 large orange slice in circles with peel
- 1 quarts apple cider
- 1 pinch nutmeg ground
Instructions