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Spiked Cider Recipe
Get ready to get cozy with a warm mug of this spiked apple cider. Made with a mix of spices like cinnamon, cloves, and ginger, then spiked with your choice of bourbon or rum. It's a fall favorite that's easy to make on the stovetop, and it's ready in just 15 minutes!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 2 drinks
Calories: 387 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 4 cups unfiltered apple juice
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 4 whole cloves
- 2 lices ginger
- 1 star anise
- ½ teaspoon peppercorns
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon sugar to rim the glasses
- ½ cup bourbon or spiced rum
Instructions
- Add the apple cider, cinnamon sticks, cloves, ginger, anise, and peppercorns to a pot and bring it to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
- Strain the cider through a fine mesh seive.
- Put the cinnamon sugar in a small dish. Wet the rims of the glasses then dip the rims into the sugar.
- Divide the bourbon between the two glasses and then top with the spiced apple cider.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 drink
Calories
387kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
61g
(20%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.1g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Sodium
27mg
(1%)
Potassium
568mg
(16%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
48g
(96%)
Vitamin A
26IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
96mg
(10%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2drinks
Amount Per Serving
Calories 387
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 drink | |
| Calories | 387kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 61g | 20% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Sodium | 27mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 568mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 48g | 96% |
| Vitamin A | 26IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 96mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.