Best Buttered Apple Cider Recipes

HOT BUTTERED APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• In slow cooker over low heat, cook apple cider with maple syrup for 20 minutes or until steaming hot.
• In a small bowl, combine butter, nutmeg and allspice. Mix well.
• Pour cider into mugs and top with a teaspoon of spice butter.

BUTTERED APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Mix 1 stick softened butter, 1/4 cup light brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon each ground nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves until combined. Put the butter on a piece of plastic wrap and roll into a 1-inch-thick log; wrap and chill 1 hour. Pour 3 cups apple cider into a slow cooker; cover and heat on high for 1 hour. Divide 1 cup bourbon among 6 glasses. Top each with hot cider and a slice of the spiced butter.
• If you don't have a slow cooker, keep these drinks warm in a saucepan on the stovetop over low heat.

HOT BUTTERED APPLE CIDER WITH RUM

Steps:

• Make spiced butter by combining butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt in a small bowl. Use a plastic spatula to transfer butter mixture to the middle of a 12" x 12" piece of plastic wrap. Fold plastic wrap over butter mixture and shape into a log, twisting ends to seal closed. Refrigerate until ready to use. Bring apple cider to a simmer over medium heat in a large pot, then turn heat to low. Remove spiced butter from plastic wrap and cut into 1-inch pieces. Add to hot cider and stir continuously until all butter is melted. Ladle buttered cider into mug, garnish with cinnamon stick and top with a shot of rum or apple brandy if desired. Serve hot.

HOT BUTTERED APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• To make the butter mixture, combine the room temperature butter with the brown sugar, spices, and salt in a bowl.
• Mash the ingredients together with a fork or spoon until they become a smooth paste.
• Heat the cider in a saucepan and, when hot, add the butter mixture and whisk or stir until the butter mixture is melted.
• Pour into heat proof glasses or mugs and add an ounce of whiskey or rum to each serving (optional) and top with whipped cream and a dusting of freshly grated nutmeg, if desired.