Mulled Apple Cider #AppleWeek

Apple cider slowly simmers away with spices that remind you of fall, for a wonderful beverage to savor while you enjoy the beautiful cool weather this fall.

Disclaimer: Thank you to #AppleWeek Sponsors: Rodelle, Dreamfarm, Casabella, Flahavan’s Irish Oatmeal, Pryex, Chicago Cutlery, Rainier Fruit, and Veggie Wash for providing prizes for #AppleWeek free of charge. These companies also provided the bloggers with samples and product to use for #AppleWeek. All opinions are my own.

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One of my favorite things about the fall is enjoying the cooling weather. I truly love being about to enjoy being outside and doing fall-ish things with my family – apple picking and pumpkin picking, watching the hounds at one of the local farms, or playing on the playground while bundled in sweatshirts. All of the kids in our neighborhood are suddenly outside again, after being holed up away from the heat (or at the pool) for the summer, and they all run a muck between the various houses with the parents chatting nearby. I love summer, but fall may be my favorite season because of all of this.

While spending time outside if wonderful, my guilty pleasure is finding a quiet moment to to cuddle up under the humongous wool afghan my mom made for me with a warm drink and a book. With this in mind, I knew that one of the first recipes I’d be making for #AppleWeek is a mulled cider.

This particular recipe has a wonderfully subtle orange note from the orange extract. I think that makes it one of my favorite mulled cider recipes to date. This cider recipe takes minutes to put together and then simmers away on the stove for as long as you’d like to leave it. It’s a great recipe to bookmark for fall and winter entertaining, or to take with you on those fall outings.

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Mulled Apple Cider

Apple cider slowly simmers away with spices that remind you of fall, for a wonderful beverage to savor while you enjoy the beautiful cool weather this fall.

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Author Liz

Ingredients

• 1/2 gallon apple cider
• 1 tsp. orange extract
• 1 vanilla bean
• 3 small cinnamon sticks
• 12 cloves
• 3 cardamom seeds
• 5 whole allspice berries
• apple slices for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients (except apple slices) in a medium pot set over medium heat. Heat until simmering. Stir and lower heat. Continue cooking over low heat for at least 30 minutes, preferably an hour.
2. Serve hot, garnished with apple slices.

Recipe Notes: 

• Feel free to spike with your preferred liquor. I enjoy it with a shot of spiced rum or Fireball (cinnamon) whiskey, but use whatever you’d like (one friend used to enjoy caramel vodka in her warm cider).
• Cider may be made or kept warm in a slow cooker, if desired.
• I  garnished mine with apple slices, but you can certainly play up the orange notes with an orange slice as the garnish as well.

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And before you go, check out the more #AppleWeek recipes that went live this morning, from a group of very talented bloggers:

Apple Bacon Turkey Burgers from Jonesin’ for Taste
Apple Brickle Mini Tarts with Oatmeal Crust from The Freshman Cook
Apple-Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal from Amy’s Cooking Adventures
Apple Cobbler French Toast Casserole from Tip Garden
Apple Fritter Yeast Bread from House of Nash Eats
Apple Oatmeal Coffee Mug Cake from Corn, Beans, Pigs and Kids
Apple Oatmeal Muffins from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Apple Pie Steel Cut Oatmeal from Cooking With Carlee
Caramel Apple Nut Bars from Family Around the Table
Cinnamon Apple Cider Sangria from The Redhead Baker
Creamy Maple Gouda Apple Soup with Pecan-Oat Granola from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Healthy Apple Muffins from Caroline’s Cooking
Mulled Apple Cider from Books n’ Cooks
Oatmeal Crusted Apple Stuffed French Toast from Jolene’s Recipe Journal
Salted Caramel Apple Cake from Grumpy’s Honeybunch
Savory Apple Sausage Tart from The Crumby Kitchen
Vanilla Brined Pork Chops with Applesauce  from Bear & Bug Eats
Swedish Apple Oatmeal Pie with Vanilla Sauce from All That’s Jas
Torta di Mele Sicilian Apple Cake from Girl Abroad

Disclaimer: Thank you to #AppleWeek Sponsors: Rodelle, Dreamfarm, Casabella, Flahavan’s Irish Oatmeal, Pryex, Chicago Cutlery, Rainier Fruit, and Veggie Wash for providing prizes for #AppleWeek free of charge. These companies also provided the bloggers with samples and product to use for #AppleWeek. All opinions are my own.

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