Hot Apple Cider
I love the holiday season. The lights. The music. The food. The drinks. The hot apple cider.
Every year, we host a Christmas party for 75 people, including kiddos, in our very average-size house. Our friends and family come and go throughout the evening with the final stragglers leaving around 3:00 AM.
I provide most of the food and drinks, but outsource the homemade hot chocolate, cheese boards, and meatballs to a few friends. The apple cider is my specialty drink, though. I have been fiddling with this recipe for a few years and have finally perfected it.
Every year, this is the first drink to go. So, make sure you have extra ingredients on-hand!
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What You Need for Hot Apple Cider
Supplies:
*Crockpot 6-quart slow cooker
*Loose leaf infuser
Ingredients:
*Apple cider
*Lemon juice
*Ground cinnamon
*Ground ginger
*Ground cardamom
*Ground nutmeg
*Ground allspice
*Whole cloves
*Whole star of anise (optional)
*Cinnamon sticks, plus extra for serving
*Apples, sliced for serving
Homemade Hot Apple Cider
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
4 hours 5 minutes
Serves
8
Ingredients
- 64 oz. apple cider
- 4–6 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/4–1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 3 tsp vanilla ext.
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 TBSP whole cloves (in loose leaf infuser)
- 4 star of anise pods (optional)
- Orange & Apple slices for serving
Steps
1
In a 6-quart slow cooker, add the apple cider, dry ingredients, and cloves inside the loose-leaf infuser.
2
Cook on low for 4 hours. Add lemon juice and stir to combine.
3
Serve with sliced apples, cinnamon sticks, and whipped cream.
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