Easy Hot Spiced Cider

Total Time

Prep: 5 min. Cook: 2 hours

Makes

3 servings

Updated: Jul. 17, 2023
This warm cider chases the chill on cool evenings…and it’s perfect for winter holidays, too. —Trinda Heinrich, Lakemoor, Illinois
Easy Hot Spiced Cider Recipe photo by Taste of Home

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

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.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 218 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 21mg sodium, 54g carbohydrate (49g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.