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The Ultimate Mulled Cider

The perfect drink to get you in the christmas spirit.

Course Drinks
Keyword Christmas, cider, mulled
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 1.5 litres dry cider of decent quality
  • 3 lemon and ginger tea bags
  • 1 orange plus extra to serve if you like
  • 200 ml apple juice
  • 40 g light brown sugar
  • 3 star anise
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • 60 ml brandy

Instructions

  1. Tip the cider and apple juice into a large, deep saucepan. Add the tea bags, star anise, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves and 1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg.

  2. Next add the zest of an orange, followed by the juice. Tip in the sugar and give it a good stir. Put it on a medium high heat, stir occasionally until it begins to bubble.

  3. Turn the heat down and simmer for 30 mins to 1 hour. Serve in a heat proof mug or thick glass, with thin slices of orange and a cinnamon stick. Perfect accompaniment to a mince pie.