The Pioneer Woman’s Mulled Apple Cider Recipe
A delicious hot drink for the holidays: The Pioneer Woman’s Mulled Apple Cider Recipe. Perfect for the fall, holidays, or a cozy treat on a cold day.
I always love it when I’m done with Christmas shopping, and I get to sit down and enjoy a cup of mulled apple cider. This The Pioneer Woman’s Mulled Apple Cider Recipe is amazing, and it’s so yummy to serve to company!
Mulled Apple Cider Recipe
If you haven’t watched Ree’s cooking show on Food Network, or visited her blog, The Pioneer Woman, then you are missing out. (And a few years ago, that’s me in the white blouse riding Ree’s horse (LB) at her ranch. Check out the Chocka Mocka Locka Wocka post.)
Packed with everything delicious, Ree’s holiday cookbook covers 12 holidays!
You can buy your copy, by clicking here [AFFLINK] >> The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays: 140 Step-by-Step Recipes for Simple, Scrumptious Celebrations.
I’m a picture-gal–I love pictures that tell a story, the whole story, and Ree’s photography is perfect for making me smile, especially when I see Charlie always posing for the camera!
Here’s a little excerpt from Ree, summing up what the book is about. Quite honestly, it’s more than a holiday book, because most recipes could be made almost any day of the week.
There’s nothing more delicious than a holiday.
Oh, is it ever true. Whether it’s the anticipation of Christmastime or the ghoulish glee of Halloween, if I see a holiday on the horizon, I simply can’t contain my excitement. There’s just something about the traditions, the family togetherness, the resurfacing of childhood memories . . . the making of new ones. Holidays are wonderful, special, and fun . . . and they always make me happy.
And one more thing: They make me want to cook! –Ree
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Bringing people together
Who doesn’t get excited for the holidays and cooking?! Bringing people together in a cozy home, and making them happy with a home-cooked meal is my favorite!
The Pioneer Woman’s Mulled Apple Cider Recipe
Starting the holidays off this week, I decided to make Ree’s Mulled Apple Cider recipe, which we’ve all been enjoying!
Have I told you how delicious my house smells? Sometimes I think it’s worth making hot cider with mulled spices, just to get the house smelling GOOD.
I even pulled out the bourbon, and thought I’d take Ree up on her idea of spiking the cider! We adapted the recipe slightly, but oh, so good!
How do you make Hot Mulled Apple Cider?
- Pour the apple cider into a large pot over medium-high heat.
- Dice up the apples and toss them into the cider.
- Place orange slices in pot.
- Also add the allspice berries, the cinnamon sticks, and the cranberries.
- Pour in the sugar and stir it around to dissolve.
- Bring the mixture to a low boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Add the brandy if using, then simmer for another 10-15 minutes. Serve warm.
Warm, mulled apple cider makes life worth living on freezing cold winter days. Warm apple cider spiked with brandy? Ditto. Times a thousand. Mmmmmmm.
Serve this in a nice mug with a piece of rum cake, then curl up by the fire, wrapped in a fuzzy blanket, and work on your Christmas list.
And that’s an order! – Ree
Just in time for the holidays!
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The Pioneer Woman’s Mulled Apple Cider
Ingredients
- 1 gallon apple cider
- 3 Granny Smith apples
- 1 orange
- 1 T. allspice berries
- 5-7 cinnamon sticks
- 1/2 cup fresh cranberries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup apple brandy or regular brandy, optional
Instructions
- Pour the apple cider into a large pot over medium-high heat.
- Dice up the apples and toss them into the cider.
- Peel the rind off the orange in large pieces and toss them in.
- Add the allspice berries, the cinnamon sticks, and the cranberries.
- Add the sugar and stir it around to dissolve.
- Bring the mixture to a low boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Add the brandy if using, then simmer for another 10-15 minutes. Serve warm.
Notes
Amanda from i am baker gathered a few of us together to host a mini round-up of other fabulous recipe.
Bev Cooks made Chipotle Chicken Chili
Recipe Girl made Pecan Pie
She Wears Many Hats made Perfect Cream Scones
Two Peas and Their Pod made Dulce De Leche Brownies
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My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. We go to my mom’s and I bring the pies. Very relaxing.
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Cheesecake…I only make it at the holidays.
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