Spiced Apple Cider

Spiced Apple Cider

Inspired by Flavor Bender

Ingredients

• 2 quarts apple juice

• 1 cinnamon stick, broken up small

• 10 allspice

• 5 cloves

• 5 peppercorns

• rind of one orange with as little pith as possible

Optional Ingredients

• seeds from 5 cardamom pods

• 1 star anise

• 1-3 tablespoons of red wine per cup

• slices of the orange, pith removed

How to Prepare

1. Heat apple juice, orange rind and dry spices in a lidded pan or crockpot until almost simmering for 30-60 minutes or longer. To start the flavors extracting faster, you can microwave the dry spices in 1/2 cup water to steep like tea, then add to juice.

2. The orange rind and spices will tend to sink in the pot, but you can also put them in a large tea ball to make scooping the cider easier.

3. Serve hot, with an optional splash of red wine, fruit garnish, or cinnamon stick.