Best 20 Spiced Apple Cider Recipes

SLOW COOKER HOT SPICED APPLE CIDER (WASSAIL)

Steps:

• Pour apple cider into a 2.5-quart or larger Crock Pot or other slow cooker. Add cinnamon sticks.
• With a toothpick, poke holes all around the orange, about 1/2 inch to 1 inch apart. Carefully poke the cloves into the toothpick holes in the orange.
• Place orange into the cider in the slow cooker.
• Cook on low until hot and spiced through, about 4 hours. Ladle into mugs along with an ounce or so of rum if using. Place a cinnamon stick in each glass if desired and serve.

SPICED APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the apple cider, cinnamon sticks, lemon zest and nutmeg. Insert a clove into each apple slice; add to cider., Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1 minute. Discard lemon zest strip. Ladle into mugs.

HOT SPICED APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Place the apple cider, peppercorns, one of the cinnamon sticks, the cloves, and the star anise in a medium saucepan. Cut a large (1 by 4-inch) peel from the orange using a vegetable peeler and add it to the pan. Bring the cider mixture to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 5 minutes. Strain into a 4-cup glass measuring cup and discard the solids.
• Pour the hot cider into mugs or heatproof glasses. Add 2 tablespoons of bourbon to each mug. Cut the orange in half through the stem, slice crosswise in 1/4-inch-thick half-rounds, and add one slice to each mug. Cut the apple in half through the stem, remove the core, slice crosswise in 1/4-inch-thick half-rounds, and add one slice to each glass.
• Serve hot with a cinnamon stick in each glass for stirring.

SPICED HOT APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Place first five ingredients on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose spice mixture; tie securely with string., Place cider and spice bag in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, to allow flavors to blend, 2-3 hours. Discard spice bag. If desired, stir in rum.

SPICED APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a pot. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, and cook until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Cider can be kept warm over very low heat. Strain before serving, reserving cinnamon sticks for garnish if desired.

SPICED APPLE CIDER OR WINE MIX

Steps:

• For Spice Mix------------.
• Combine all ingredients and store in airtight container.
• To Make Spiced Apple Cider or Wine----------.
• Heat wine or cider until hot but not boiling.
• Steep the Apple Cider Spice Mix in the liquid until sugar is dissolved.
• Pour into serving mug and garnish with cinnamon stick and twist of peel.

SLOW-COOKER SPICED CRANBERRY-APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• In 4- to 5-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 6 hours. Before serving, remove allspice and cinnamon.

HOT SPICED CRANBERRY APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except garnish in a medium saucepan and simmer, covered, 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 20 minutes.
• Strain through a sieve into a heatproof pitcher; pour into heatproof glasses.

SPICED APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Using vegetable peeler, remove peel (orange part only) from orange in strips. Place orange peel in heavy large pot (reserve orange for another use). Add apple cider, golden brown sugar, fresh lemon juice, cloves, allspice, cardamom pods, and cinnamon sticks to pot. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until cider mixture is reduced to generous 8 cups, about 40 minutes. Strain cider into medium pot. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Refrigerate until cold, then cover and keep refrigerated.) Rewarm cider. Ladle into mugs.

SPICED CRAN-APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in a large pan.
• Heat over medium-high heat until mixture comes to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and serve warm.

APPLE CIDER SPICED OATMEAL

Steps:

• Mix together oatmeal, spices, water, dried fruit, and apple cider.
• Cover with paper towel and stick in microwave for 3 minutes.
• Uncover, stir, and place in microwave for another minute.
• Cut fresh green grapes on top and add milk.

SPICED WALNUTS FOR WINTER GREEN SALAD WITH HONEY-APPLE CIDER VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Toast walnuts in a medium skillet over medium heat until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add confectioners' sugar and cook, tossing nuts, until sugar is melted. Season with Cajun spice; remove from heat and let cool.

CROCK POT SPICED APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in the crock pot.
• Cook on high for 2 hours, then on low for 3 hours.
• Remove the fruit and spices before serving.

SPICED APPLE CIDER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Coat 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• To prepare streusel: Mix brown sugar, whole-wheat flour and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in walnuts, if using.
• To prepare muffins: Whisk whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl.
• Whisk egg and brown sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Whisk in apple butter, syrup, cider, yogurt and oil. Make a well in the dry ingredients; add the wet ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula until just combined. Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups (they'll be quite full). Sprinkle with the streusel.
• Bake the muffins until the tops are golden brown and spring back when touched lightly, 15 to 25 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Loosen edges and turn muffins out onto a wire rack to cool slightly before serving.

SPICED WARM APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• In a 3 quart saucepan, combine cider, orange juice concentrate if using, sugar, cinnamon sticks, allspice berries, ginger, and cloves.
• Heat to a simmer and allow to cook 20 minutes.
• Strain into a pitcher and garnish with orange slices.
• Serve warm.
• Enjoy!

CHAI-SPICED APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Let stand, covered, 1 hour, or for more flavor, refrigerate up to overnight. Strain. Reheat before serving.

SPICED RED WINE APPLE CIDER (SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• 1. Combine all ingredients in a 4-quart slow cooker.
• 2. Cover and cook on low 3-4 hours.
• 3. Remove cloves, allspice and cinnamon stick before serving. Serve hot.

SPICED APPLE CIDER SANGRIA

Steps:

• Add all ingredients except ginger ale to a 2.5-quart or larger pitcher. Cover with airtight lid or cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, up to 24 hours.
• If desired, remove fruit and pour mixture through a fine-mesh sieve to strain out the spices and orange peel. Discard spices and orange peel and return liquid and apples to the pitcher. Personally, I like having the cloves and allspice bob around in each glass, so I don't strain, but you do have to be careful to dodge the whole spices when drinking it.
• Pour liquid into glasses about halfway. Add apple slices until glass is about 3/4 full. Top off with ginger beer. Serve with a straw.

SPICED APPLE CIDER SORBET

Steps:

• Stir together apple cider, sugar, cloves and cinnamon sticks in saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat , stirring occasionally. Simmer for about 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Remove cloves and cinnamon sticks with a slotted spoon; discard. Whisk in applesauce, cranberry and lemon juices and rum. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Freeze as directed in the instructions for your particular ice cream maker. (We find that we get the best texture when we freeze for a relatively short amount of time - about 15-20 minutes, or just until frozen. This seems to keep the texture silkier. As always, leave to harden in the freezer for at least four hours before serving.)

HOT SPICED APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• 1. Must have a large cooking pot with a tight fitting lid. This will cook on the stove. Empty a one gallon jug of real apple cider into the pot. Turn on the heat to medium-hi heat.
• 2. Put spices into the pot, as well as the cinnamon sticks and stir well. Stir in the sugar. Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes, then reduce heat to low and simmer another 40-45 minutes, more or less... Remove the cover every 10 minutes or so to stir and cover it again.
• 3. During this time, the smells will waft through the house and bring the Holidays with it! Strain out the spices and cinnamon sticks, stir and keep warm on the stove. If it cooks down after a certain amount of time, it may taste too strong, so you may add some more apple cider to it. This is a wonderful drink to serve at your holiday parties and kids love it! I do know this will warm you like no other hot drink I know of! Bon apetit' Y'all!