Mulled Red Cider Recipe

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Red wine gives a rosy glow to this warm beverage. The spices are a wonderful complement to both the wine and cider. —Steve Foy, Kirkwood, Missouri

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Mulled Red Cider Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 7 Servings

5 15 20

Ingredients

Cinnamon-sugar, optional
1-3/4 cups apple cider or unsweetened apple juice
1/2 cup sugar
3 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
4 whole cloves
1 bottle (750 milliliters) dry red wine

Directions

If desired, moisten the rims of seven mugs with water. Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar on a plate; dip rims in cinnamon-sugar. Set mugs aside.
In a large saucepan, combine the cider, sugar, cinnamon sticks and cloves. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
Add wine and heat through. Remove from the heat. Cover and steep for 10 minutes; strain. Serve in prepared mugs. Yield: 7 servings (3/4 cup each).

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup (calculated without cinnamon-sugar garnish) equals 163 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 10 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Mulled Red Cider in Taste of Home December/January 2012, p48