Spiced hot cider recipes; this spiced hot cider recipe is quick and easy to make and delicious!
We don’t drink many hot beverages around here, even in the winter. We aren’t coffee drinkers, and Robb usually complains about hot chocolate being too sweet, which just leaves us with the occasional cup of herbal tea, and this hot spiced cider.
Hot spiced cider has long been a family favorite. We usually buy the packaged mixes, for convenience, but every once in a while, I like to make the real stuff. The kind made from actual apples.
I usually only make it when Robb is sick. Maybe one of these days I’ll convince him to make it when I’m sick!
It just feel so good to have something clear, warm, sweet, and a little spicy when you have a sore throat or a cough. It’s not a cure, by any means, but it brings some welcome relief, let me tell you.
I like to throw the spices right into the pot with the cider. Some people like to complain about that.
“There’s a lot of… stuff in the bottom of my cup.”
“That’s the stuff that makes it taste good.”
{looks skeptical}
If you’re not a big fan of “stuff” in the bottom of your cup, you can totally wrap up all your spices in a piece of cheesecloth, tie it up in a neat little package with a piece of string, and drop the whole thing in the pot. When you’re ready to serve your cider, just retrieve the packet of spices and toss it.
Voila! A hot drink the whole family can enjoy!
More wintery beverages you might like:
 Wassail |
 Black Cherry Eggnog |
 Cranberry Lime Sodas |
- 2 cups apple juice or apple cider
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- ¼ tsp. nutmeg
- ⅛ tsp. cloves
- ½ T. butter
- Place apple juice in a pan with water, sugar, and spices.
- Heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until hot but not boiling.
- Remove from heat, add butter, and stir until melted. Serve hot.
If you enjoy this recipe, you might also enjoy:
Hot Cider Nog from Hannah and Bryan
Hot Cider Floats from Seasonal Family
Apple Cider Ice Cream from Chocolate Moosey
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I never really cared for cider and then I recently made some spiced cider (granted mine was spiked) but. . .yes, now I’m a hot cider fan.
I remember in college I would get care packages with the powdered cider. Wish they would’ve sent this recipe instead! Much fresher.
I haven’t had a good cup of hot spiced cider in a looooooong time. I could drink a barrel-full of this stuff!
I could just curl up with a mug of this by the fire… Love it!
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