Steaming Spiked Cider
serves 10
Whenever I smell hot apple cider brewing, I think of the late fall and winter parties my parents threw.
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4 quarts fresh apple cider
20 ounces cinnamon schnapps
16 ounces white rum
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
10 cinnamon sticks
10 apple slices for garnish
prep: 5 minutes
total: 15 minutes
large nonreactive saucepan
ladle
1. Add the cider to a large nonreactive saucepan. Heat over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes.
2. Add the cinnamon schnapps, rum, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon sticks. Simmer for 15 minutes, but do not let the mixture boil.
3. Once thoroughly warm, ladle the mixture into heatproof mugs, making sure that each mug gets a cinnamon stick. Garnish each mug with an apple slice.
