Hot Spiced Cider

This is another favourite winter drink. Nice and easy and very warming and a little less potent than mulled wine.

Ingredients:

1 litre dry cider

50-100g caster sugar

2 Cinnamon sticks

1 tbsp allspice
1 tsp nutmeg powder or a whole nutmeg

4-6 cloves

Half an orange with peel.

Method:

In a saucepan, heat the cider and add all ingredients. Simmer for about 5-10 mins and leave it to soak in the spices. Serve hot.

The traditional recipes include rum and orange peel (rather than whole orange) but I like the extra fruitiness the whole orange brings and like to limit the alcohol content.