Hot Spiced Apple Cider

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (1 gallon) bottle apple cider
• 1 cup frozen orange juice concentrate (this ingredient is a must)
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 2 teaspoons whole cloves or 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 1 cup cranberry juice cocktail (or less)

Recipe

• 1 take large jug of apple cider and pour into large pot on the stove (or into the crockpot if you don't want to use a burner) heat to a simmer.
• 2 then add the following ingredients to cider: orange juice concentrate,cinnamon,nutmeg,ginger and cloves.
• 3 sometimes i add the cranberry juice cocktail but you may leave it out if you wish.
• 4 let it all simmer for awhile (half an hour at least) the smell wafting through the house while the cider is simmering is simply heaven.
• 5 serve the hot spiced cider in mugs.
• 6 for a nice touch,add a whole cinnamon stick to each mug.
• 7 having a large pot of cider simmering on the stove when company arrives is a sure way to make them very happy that they chose to come over to your house.