Whether you're taking your little ghosts and goblins trick or treating, leaf peeping or sitting around the fire pit, nothing hits the spot like warm apple cider.
Combine apple cider, frozen orange juice concentrate, brown sugar, salt and spices in a large saucepan. I went with cinnamon sticks and allspice berries but other options are nutmeg or cloves or ginger.
The spices are piled onto cheesecloth and then tied into a bundle and add to the pan. Bring the mixture to a boil and let it simmer for about an hour. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
Carefully ladle the mixture into mugs and garnish with blood orange slices if you like. For a 21 and over beverage, add dark rum or vodka and give it a stir.
Thank you again to Angie for hosting #HalloweenTreatsWeek and to all of
the other bloggers sharing their recipes! You can find them by using
the links down below.
Vanilla Citrus Cider
Ingredients
- 8 cups apple cider or juice
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup thawed orange juice concentrate
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Blood orange slices, optional
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, combine apple cider, brown sugar, orange juice concentrate and salt.
- Place cinnamon sticks and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose seasonings; tie securely with a string. Add to pan.
- Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 1 hour to allow flavors to blend. Discard spice bag. Stir in vanilla. If desired, serve with blood orange slices.
Welcome to 2024’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek event!
Halloween Treats Week is a yearly blogging event that is hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife. For this year's 7th annual Halloween Treats Week event we have 12 hauntingly talented bloggers who are sharing their favorite recipes throughout the week! You can follow the hashtag #HalloweenTreatsWeek on social media to collect all of these frightful recipes to use at your own parties and events!
- Mozzarella Skull Caprese Pasta Salad from BigBearsWife
- Hocus Pocus Spell Book Rice Krispie Treats from Semi-Homemade Recipes
- Vanilla Citrus Cider from Jolene's Recipe Journal
- Sally’s Worms Wort Nightmare Before Christmas Soup from The Spiffy Cookie
- Purple People Eater Macaron from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
- Mini Pizza Skulls from Karen's Kitchen Stories
- Halloween Candy Chocolate Pie from Sweet ReciPEAs
- Halloween Bark from Art of Natural Living
- Pumpkin Oatmeal Bread from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Perfect for sipping around the fire pit.
ReplyDeleteI'll take mine with a little rum please!
ReplyDeleteThis is perfect for a chilly fall evening! You could pop it in the slow cooker as your take the littles trick or treating and then have a nice warm cup when you get home.
ReplyDeleteIt's not even cold yet in Wiscsonsin but it will come and then I so need this. And I'm with Karen on the rum!
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