Spiked Apple Cider with Rum
Warm apple cider simmered with cinnamon and orange, thenstirred with dark or spiced rum off the heat so the flavor stays smooth insteadof sharp. Makes one mug or scale up for a crowd in the slow cooker.
Ingredients
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1 cinnamon stick, plus extra for garnish
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 orange slice, plus extra for garnish
- 1 to 1.5 oz dark or spiced rum
Instructions
- Combine the apple cider, cinnamon stick, cloves, and orange slice in a small saucepan.
- Warm over medium-low heat until steaming, not boiling, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Let it simmer gently another 5 minutes so the spices can flavor the cider.
- Remove the pot from the heat completely.
- Stir in the rum once the pot is off heat.
- Pour into a mug and garnish with a fresh cinnamon stick and orange slice.