Best Apples And Oranges Amaro Spiked Hot Cider Recipes

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SLOW COOKER HOT SPICED APPLE CIDER (WASSAIL)



Slow Cooker Hot Spiced Apple Cider (Wassail) image

With just four ingredients - okay, five if you spike it with your favorite rum - this Crock Pot hot spiced apple cider couldn't be any easier to make. It's the perfect excuse to get out there and rake the leaves.

Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty

Categories     beverages

Time 4h10m

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 quarts apple cider (64 ounces or 8 cups)
6 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks
1 medium organic naval orange*
2 tablespoons whole cloves
Rum of your choice (optional)
Additional cinnamon sticks for serving (optional)

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.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 cup, Calories 125 kcal, Sugar 24 g, Sodium 12 mg, Fat 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Carbohydrate 31 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 1 g

ORANGE SPICED APPLE CIDER



Orange Spiced Apple Cider image

Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Categories     beverage

Time 25m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 cups apple cider
1 medium orange, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
2 cinnamon sticks
2 teaspoons whole cloves
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns

Steps:

  • Combine the cider, orange slices, cinnamon sticks, cloves and peppercorns in a large saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and cook until the cider is fragrant, about 20 minutes. Serve warm.

HOT SPICED APPLE CIDER



Hot Spiced Apple Cider image

Provided by Ina Garten

Categories     beverage

Time 20m

Yield 5 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 cups fresh apple cider
4 whole black peppercorns
6 or 7 (2 to 3-inch) cinnamon sticks
3 whole dried cloves
1 star anise
1 navel orange
Good bourbon, such as Maker's Mark (optional)
1 crisp red apple

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.

APPLES AND ORANGES (AMARO-SPIKED HOT CIDER)



Apples and Oranges (Amaro-Spiked Hot Cider) image

You don't need mulling spices for cider when amaro's in the mix. This spiked cider recipe is a luscious combination of hot cider, Averna, and Grand Marnier.

Provided by Ms. Franky Marshall

Yield Makes 2 cocktails

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 oz. Grand Marnier
1 oz. Amaro Averna
Small pat salted butter (about ½ teaspoon)
1 cup hot apple cider
1½ to 3 tsp. fresh lemon juice (to taste, depending on the sweetness of your cider)
Garnish: freshly ground pink peppercorns, plus 2 lemon wheels (optional)

Steps:

  • Add 3 oz. Grand Marnier, 1 oz. Amaro Averna, and a small pat of salted butter to a 16-ounce travel mug or large heatproof measuring cup. Add 1 cup hot apple cider and stir until butter melts.
  • Add 1½ tsp. fresh lemon juice and taste for sweetness, adding additional if needed. If serving in travel mug, garnish with ground pink peppercorns and seal. If serving in mugs, divide drink between two warmed mugs and garnish each with a pink peppercorn-dusted lemon wheel.

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