Easy Hot Buttered Apple Cider Food

BUTTERED APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Mix 1 stick softened butter, 1/4 cup light brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon each ground nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves until combined. Put the butter on a piece of plastic wrap and roll into a 1-inch-thick log; wrap and chill 1 hour. Pour 3 cups apple cider into a slow cooker; cover and heat on high for 1 hour. Divide 1 cup bourbon among 6 glasses. Top each with hot cider and a slice of the spiced butter.
• If you don't have a slow cooker, keep these drinks warm in a saucepan on the stovetop over low heat.

HOT BUTTERED CIDER WITH RUM

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Mash with a spoon until evenly combined.
• Bring the apple cider to a simmer over medium heat in a large pot, then turn the heat down to low. Gradually add the butter mixture, whisking until the butter is melted.
• Ladle the buttered cider into mugs. Top each drink off with a shot of rum and garnish with a cinnamon stick, if desired. Serve hot.

HOT BUTTERED CIDERS

Steps:

• In the sleeve of a slow cooker, combine the cider, brown sugar, and orange halves. Cook on low for 2 hours.
• Stir together the butter and pumpkin pie spice in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Pour the hot cider into mugs and top with a spoonful of the flavored butter. For adults, pour 1 ounce of brandy into each mug.

HOT APPLE CIDER FOR ONE

Steps:

• Combine apple cider and spices and sugar in a heat resistant mug that can go into the microwave.
• Heat, uncovered, in microwave 2 minutes.
• Let stand until cool enough to drink.
• Remove spices if you don't want them floating in your cup while drinking cider, and remove spices if serving to a child.

EASY HOT BUTTERED APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Rinse out and squeeze out 12-inch square of cheesecloth. Wrap ginger, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, and Sichuan peppercorns in cheesecloth. Using piece of kitchen twine, tie into packet.
• Pour cider into large nonreactive saucepan and add spice bundle. Bring to simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.
• Ladle cider into warmed mugs. Add dry cinnamon stick to each mug and spike with Calvados or Applejack, if desired. Top each with pat of butter. Serve hot.

HOT APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• In a saucepan bring first 5 ingredients to a simmer (cider - cinnamon stick); cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Stir in lemon juice.
• Ladle cider into 8 mugs, floating a cube of butter n top of each and then garnish each mug with a cinnamon stick.

EASY APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Heat apple juice and candies together till candies dissolve.
• Can do on stovetop, or heat in crockpot.
• Can easily be doubled, tripled etc.

HOT BUTTERED BRANDY CIDER

Steps:

• Combine Calvados, sugar, and butter in large sauce pan over medium heat. Stir until sugar dissolves and butter melts.
• Add cider and lemon juice; bring to low simmer but not a boil.
• Place cinnamon stick in each serving cup. Pour hot cider into cups and grate small amount of fresh nutmeg over each. Serve hot.

HOT SPIKED CIDER

Steps:

• Pour water into a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and toss in the orange spice tea bags. Cover and let steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and stir in sugar, apple cider, rum, and 2 of the cinnamon sticks. Heat just to steaming -- do not boil.
• Ladle hot cider into 6 mugs and drop 1/2 teaspoon butter into each. Garnish with a cinnamon "swizzle" stick.

HOT BUTTERED CIDER MIX

Steps:

• Beat butter and brown sugar until blended; beat in honey and spices. Transfer to an airtight container. Store in refrigerator up to 2 weeks.To prepare hot cider: Place 1-1/2 teaspoons buttered cider mix in a mug. Stir in hot cider and, if desired, brandy.