Holiday Hot Cinnamon Cider Food

CINNAMON CIDER

Steps:

• In 4-quart Dutch oven, heat all ingredients except oranges to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 20 minutes.
• Strain punch through sieve or colander. Pour into small heatproof punch bowl. Float oranges in bowl. Serve hot.

HOLIDAY SPICED CIDER RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Pierce orange with cloves. (If you have a tea infuser, tea bag or cheese cloth, you can use that to keep the spices under control).
• Pierce apple with allspice.
• Put the orange, apple, cinnamon sticks, apple cider, brown sugar and nutmeg into your slow cooker.
• Turn on high for 2 hours, then keep warm on low until you're ready to drink.
• Drink as is or with a shot (or two) of whiskey, rum, etc.
• Enjoy!

HOT CIDER

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, combine the water, allspice, cinnamon stick and cloves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. , Add the remaining ingredients. Return just to a boil. Discard cinnamon stick and tea bag. Stir and serve warm.

HOT HOLIDAY CIDER

Steps:

• Place first four ingredients in a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Place spices on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose spices; tie securely with string. Add to slow cooker., Cook, covered, on low until heated through, 3-4 hours. Discard spice bag. Serve warm.

HOLIDAY SPICED CIDER

Steps:

• 1. Pour cider into a stove top pot. Turn stove on to medium.
• 2. Add sliced apple and oranges, cinnamon sticks, clove and optional ingredients.
• 3. Simmer for 10 minutes to get flavors to start releasing and blending.
• 4. Turn down and keep warm. This will keep on your stove for 2-3 hours if not kept on high of heat.
• 5. When adding the spiced rum, I only add enough to flavor the batch just a little. You can add more to your individual cups if you want.

HAPPY HOLIDAY CIDER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
• Insert about half the cloves into 2 baking apples.
• Place the apples in a 2-quart square baking dish.
• Add the water.
• Bake apples, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
• Add crab apples, if desired.
• Bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes or until apples and crab apples are tender; cool slightly.
• Halve or quarter baking apples.
• Set aside.
• Meanwhile, squeeze juice from oranges and lemons (you should have 1-1/3 cups orange juice and 3/4 cup lemon juice).
• In a 4-quart Dutch oven combine orange and lemon juices, apple cider, sugar, cinnamon, remaining cloves, allspice, and nutmeg. Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
• Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
• Use a slotted spoon to remove whole cloves and stick cinnamon from cider mixture.
• To serve, place apples in a large heat-proof punch bowl; carefully pour cider mixture into bowl.

HOLIDAY HOT CINNAMON CIDER

Steps:

• In saucepan, combine apple cider, cinnamon candies and allspice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove allspice. Stir in honey.