Hot Apple Cider Recipe

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A hot beverage like this is savored here when chilly weather returns after summer. The clove-studded orange slices are so attractive.

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Hot Apple Cider Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Cook: 15 min.

Yield: 8-10 Servings

30 15 45

Ingredients

1 medium navel orange, cut into 1/2-inch slices
50 to 60 whole cloves
6 cups apple cider or juice
1 cinnamon stick (4 inches)
2-1/4 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
1/4 cup honey
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Additional cinnamon sticks, optional

Directions

Cut orange slices in half. Using a wooden toothpick, poke holes in the peel of each orange slice at 1/2-in. intervals. Insert a clove into each hole; set aside.
In a large saucepan, bring apple juice and cinnamon stick to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the pineapple juice, honey, lemon juice and peel and nutmeg; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minute.
Discard cinnamon stick. Garnish with orange slices. Serve warm with additional cinnamon sticks for stirrers if desired. Yield: 8-10 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 137 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 16 mg sodium, 35 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Hot Apple Cider in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2003, p242