Easy Hot Spiced Cider

Total Time:Prep: 5 min. Cook: 2 hours

Recipe by Trinda Heinrich, Lakemoor, Illinois

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Jul. 17, 2023

This warm cider chases the chill on cool evenings…and it’s perfect for winter holidays, too. —Trinda Heinrich, Lakemoor, Illinois

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Easy Hot Spiced Cider

Yield:3 servings
Prep:5 min
Cook:2 hours

Ingredients

  • 2-1/2 cups apple cider or unsweetened apple juice
  • 2/3 cup orange juice
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cinnamon stick (3 inches)
  • 12 whole cloves
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Directions

  1. In a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker, combine the first five ingredients. Place cinnamon stick and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag. Place bag in slow cooker.
  2. Cover and cook on low for 1 hour. Discard spice bag; continue to cook 1-2 hours or until heated through.