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Hot Cinnamon Apple Brandy Cider

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.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Course: Drink
Cuisine: American
Calories: 225
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 0.5 gallon fresh apple cider
  • 1 cup apple brandy
  • 0.25 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 0.25 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 0.75 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 10 thin strips orange zest
  • 10 small cinnamon sticks

Method
 

  1. 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.

Nutrition

Calories: 225kcalCarbohydrates: 51gSodium: 41mgFiber: 2gSugar: 44g

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