Cider Six Twisted Ways

Name: Cider Six Twisted Ways
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 1-cup servings
Ingredients: 2 quarts apple cider; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 15 whole cloves; 10 whole allspice; 2 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks; 3 (2 inch) lemon peel strips or 3 (2 inch) orange strips; 8 tablespoons low-fat vanilla ice cream; 3 (5 inch) fresh rosemary sprigs; 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 2 cups pomegranate juice; 2 cups unsweetened cranberry juice or 1/2 cup cranberries

Submitted by Member 610488

"This is like six cider recipes in one."

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 8 1-cup servings

ingredients

Basic Spiced Apple Cider
2 quarts apple cider
¹⁄₄ cup brown sugar
15 whole cloves
10 whole allspice
2 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks
Citrusy Spiced
3 (2 inch) lemon peel strips or (2 inch) orange strips
Apple Cider Nog
8 tablespoons low-fat vanilla ice cream
Rosemary
3 (5 inch) fresh rosemary sprigs
Pomegranate-Vanilla
¹⁄₂ vanilla bean, split lengthwise
2 cups pomegranate juice
Cranberry-Apple
2 cups unsweetened cranberry juice or 1/2 cup cranberries

directions

Main Directions: Place whole cider spices in a zip-top plastic bag and give them a firm whack with a rolling pin, mallet or skillet to crush them. Combine cider and sugar in a large saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add crushed spices from plastic bag and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 15 minutes. Strain through sieve, discard solids and serve warm. To keep warm for awhile, transfer to a warm Crockpot.
Citrusy Spiced: Use a vegetable peeler to shave sections of rind from lemon or orange (leaving the white pith behind), and add them to the cider while it simmers.
Apple Cider Nog: After pouring cider into individual cups, top each with a tablespoon of low-fat vanilla ice cream and serve immediately.
Rosemary: Stir in the sprigs of fresh rosemary before the cider begins to boil.
Pomegranate-Vanilla: add vanilla bean before cider begins to boil. Add pomegranate juice at beginning of simmer.
Cranberry-Apple: add cranberry juice or fresh cranberries at beginning of simmer.
Remember to strain after adding additional ingredients per main recipe.

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Reviews

Great basic recipe and variations. I have tried the Rosemary, Citrusy and Cranberry versions. All good, but my favorite is the rosemary! I did not add the brown sugar to any of them, as we do not like it that sweet. I used homemade unfiltered cider. I used the crockpot set on low for 3 hours. Thanks for a nice fall warmer-upper! Made for Fall 2009 My 3 Chefs game.

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