Mulled Cider

This particular formulation was a non-alcoholic side to my mulled wine, based partly on that and partly on the perfect mulled apple cider recipe.

Ingredients

Serves 12.

• 1 gallon fresh apple cider
• 6 cinnamon sticks
• 24 whole cloves
• 24 whole allspice
• 12 star anise
• 6 cardamom pods
• a slice of fresh ginger
• a slice of orange or lime (with peel)

Directions

1. Simmer all ingredients one or more hours on high in a crockpot, several hours on low, or one hour on low heat on a stovetop.
2. Preferably, serve through a strainer.
3. After the first round, remove any citrus.
4. Hold on low or warm (crockpot), or over a low flame.

Variants

Add a vanilla bean.

Top with ground nutmeg.