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
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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Halloween is my favorite and I love making caramel apples.
Thanksgiving! Creamy mac N cheese corn casserole! Yummy!
My favorite is Christmas and I love making some sort of chocolate/candy cane cookie!
My favorite holiday is Easter, and a signature dish is crab deviled eggs!
My favorite holiday is Christmas. My go-to food is my mom’s chocolate balls. I think you meant what my go-to food to made is, but this is my go-to food to eat! Ha!
LOVE Christmas and would LOVE this cookbook!
I love being with my family on Thanksgiving!! The food, drinks and laughter! I love making apple pie!
I love Christmas, and especially love my Mom’s recipe for cranberry meatballs, which we enjoy at our traditional Christmas Eve dinner!
I love Christmas! My signature recipe for the holidays is a tall/creamy cheesecake (which is a recipe from Dorie Greenspan). :-)
This cider looks fabulous. I’m going to have to simmer a pot for the holidays…I bet it makes the house smell amazing!
I love Christmas the most … And one of my favorite recipes is a simple peanut cluster recipe that my grandma and aunt made when I was growing up … And now I get to help! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity. :]
I love Christmas and making the Cheesy Hash brown casserole my gramma made. I love this Cider recipe, thanks for sharing and offering this contest. I love Ree
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It’s hard to narrow down my favorite holiday, but I’ll have to go with Christmas! I love trying new recipes, but a standby is sugar cookies with royal icing…decorated by my young daughters!
My favorite holiday is Valentines Day and my favorite recipe is Red Velvet Cupcakes!
I really love Easter and making my mom’s sweet potato casserole.
My favorite Holiday is Greek Orthodox Easter. My favorite signature dish – hope it can be dessert! It is Carrot Cake. I always get so many compliments on it! Thanks for the giveaway. I love Ree!
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I seriously cannot decide what holiday is my favorite; I love them ALL! Therefore, I have many great recipes! ;o>
My favorite holiday is Christmas and I love to make pecan cookies
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I love Christmas !!!!
I love Christmas when I make a number of items with eggnog such as eggnog bread and eggnog cheesecake bars. But I like Thanks giving as well when I must make for both side of the family Pumpkin crisp.
I love Christmas, but when it comes to food, I absolutely love the Thanksgiving spread!! My go-to recipe every year is my mom’s sweet potato soufflé!!
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