Best Hot Spiced Concord Grape Juice Recipes

SHAKER SPICED GRAPE JUICE

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This drink is a great alternative to hot apple cider. I've only had it once and got the recipe at Pleasant Union, one of the Shaker settlements here in Kentucky. The Shakers were wonderful cooks and most all of their recipes are deeelish.

Provided by Redneck Epicurean

Categories Punch Beverage

Time 15m

Yield 3 cups

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

3 cups concord grape juice (Welches is the best)
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 pinch clove
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Steps:

Combine all ingredients and simmer for 5 minutes.
Strain if necessary. Serve hot.

WARM CIDER AND RUM PUNCH

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For a fun and festive holiday gathering, make this crowd-pleasing spiked punch.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Drink Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

8 cups apple cider
1 apple, thinly sliced crosswise
1 orange, thinly sliced crosswise
2 cinnamon sticks
1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
2 cups dark rum

Steps:

In a large pot, combine apple cider, apple slices, orange slices, cinnamon sticks, and ginger. Bring to a boil over high; reduce to a simmer and cook 5 minutes. (Keep warm over low, up to 2 hours.) Remove from heat and stir in rum. Transfer to a punch bowl; serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 213 g

MULLED GRAPE CIDER

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I came up with this recipe one year when I tried to make grape jelly and ended up with 30 jars of delicious grape syrup instead. I simmered the syrup with spices to make a lovely autumn drink. -Sharon Harmon, Orange, Massachusetts

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 3h20m

Yield 12 servings (3 quarts).

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

5 pounds Concord grapes
8 cups water, divided
1-1/2 cups sugar
8 whole cloves
4 cinnamon sticks (4 inches)
Dash ground nutmeg

Steps:

In a large saucepan, combine grapes and 2 cups water; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Press through a strainer; reserve juice and discard skins and seeds. , Pour juice through a double layer of cheesecloth into a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add the sugar, cloves, cinnamon sticks, nutmeg and remaining water. Cover and cook on low for 3 hours. Discard cloves and cinnamon sticks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 231 calories, Fat 1g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 4mg sodium, Carbohydrate 59g carbohydrate (56g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.