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Warm Mulled Cider with Star Anise
Any opportunity to feel like a kid again is an opportunity worth jumping into head first. That’s personally why I love the holidays. For the majority of the year, adulthood rules with a tyrannical fist, but when the holiday season rolls around, adulthood must concede the throne.
The experiences that bring a feeling of childhood back to life are mostly sensory. The smell of baking, the sight of the tree, the sound of my favorite Christmas tunes, the feel of a well-packed snowball, and the taste of warm apple cider.
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If you too have fond cider sipping memories (or if you’d like to make some!), consider upping the ante and making things fancy this year with a mug or two of mulled cider.
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Originating from a mead called a Wassail, mulled cider is a delightful gift from our friends across the pond (Thanks, Britain!).
It’s perfectly spiced and a little sweet, and it smells heavenly.
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The best part is that mulled cider is pretty simple to make (because nobody needs another complicated recipe to undertake during the holidays). So whip up a batch, grab an ethically made mug, and watch the snow fall!
Recipe adapted from Simply Recipes
1/2 gallon of non-alcoholic apple cider
1 orange
12 whole cloves
4 3-inch sticks of cinnamon
15 allspice berries
1/4 teaspoon of freshly ground nutmeg
7 pods of cardamom
Star anise for garnish
- Heat up the apple cider in a covered saucepan over medium-high heat
- Peel a few strips of orange rinds
- Press half of the cloves into the peeled section of your orange
- Uncover your saucepan and add the orange, orange peels, the other half of the cloves, and the rest of the ingredients to the warm cider
- Cover the saucepan and simmer for 20 minutes on low heat
- Strain the spiced cider away from the orange and other ingredients
- Garnish with star anise and a cinnamon stick and serve warm!
And there you have it – a warm cup of holiday spirit. Love and joy come to you, and to you your wassail too!
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