Mulled Cranberry Apple Cider
Perfectly sweet and spicy warm mulled cranberry apple cider.
Calories: 2063kcal
Ingredients
- 1 whole orange sliced
- 1 Tbs whole cloves
- 2 cups fresh cranberries plus more for garnish
- 1 inch piece of fresh ginger
- 1 gallon apple cider
- 5 cinnamon sticks plus more for garnish
- 5-10 whole star anise
- 1 whole apple sliced
Instructions
- Prepare orange slices by carefully studding rind with whole cloves, set aside.
- In a high speed blender combine cranberries, ginger, and 1/2 cup apple cider. Blend until smooth. Reserve.
- Pour remaining apple cider into a slow cooker or large stock pot. Add cranberry mixture (*optional, pour cranberry mixture through a fine mesh sieve or cheese cloth for a smoother texture), cinnamon sticks, star anise and orange slices studded with whole clove.
- Star anise is fruit from a small oriental tree, it is tough skinned and rust colored, and it is picked before it can ripen and dried.
- Simmer on low for one hour or alternatively prepare in slow cooker on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.
- Serve warm with sliced apple and cinnamon sticks.
Notes
Can be prepared on the stovetop or in a slow cooker.
Straining the cranberry mixture before adding to the cider will produce a smoother finished product
Straining the cranberry mixture before adding to the cider will produce a smoother finished product
Nutrition
Calories: 2063kcal | Carbohydrates: 512g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 169mg | Potassium: 4572mg | Fiber: 35g | Sugar: 403g | Vitamin A: 565IU | Vitamin C: 139.8mg | Calcium: 609mg | Iron: 8.9mg