Smoothies & drinks

Spiced Hot Apple Cider

Spiced Hot Apple Cider
Photo: NatalieMaynor from Jackson, Mississippi, USA, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0). Photo is illustrative and may differ from the recipe.

Ingredients

2 quarts fresh pressed apple juice

6 whole star anise

4 cinnamon sticks

10 allspice berries

1 orange, sliced

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in a large slow cooker pot. Cook on low for 4 hours.

2. Turn off slow cooker and strain warm apple juice into a glass container, preventing star anise, cinnamon, allspice, and orange from remaining in the liquid.

3. Enjoy a nice mug of hot cider while it’s warm. Allow the rest to cool and keep sealed and refrigerated for up to two weeks.

Serves 10

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