Holiday Recipe Fun (Hot Apple Cider to start)

[Asher]

Hello gentlemen!

I am craving some hot apple cider cooked in a crockpot. I googled for recipes and there's TONS.

What recipes would people recommend?

[DirtyMartini]

Isn't it just:

1) Put apple cider in crock pot
2) Turn on crock pot
3) Drink when hot

[Asher]

Nope. Needs cinnamon, spice, garlic (in some), etc.

Also, Mulled Wine recipes would be cool.

[Japher]

1) Put apple cider in crock pot
1A) Add Brandy, cinnamon sticks, allspice beries and orange rind (optional)
2) Turn on crock pot
3) Drink when hot

[Asher]

Portions!

[Japher]

From Rachel Ray

2 quarts apple cider
2 cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
4 shots apple brandy
Optional garnishes: Mugs rimmed with sugar, orange twists, freshly grated nutmeg, or whipped cream
Directions
Heat cider with cloves and cinnamon. Pour a shot of apple brandy into a mug and fill with cider.

[Boris Godunov]

I made a good mulled wine a couple of weekends ago.

3 bottles of cabernet sauvignon
2 cups Apple cider
Brown sugar
cinnamon sticks
whole cloves and ground cloves
nutmeg

I basically ad-libbed the amount of the spices. Worked out well.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
I made a good mulled wine a couple of weekends ago.

3 bottles of cabernet sauvignon
2 cups Apple cider
Brown sugar
cinnamon sticks
whole cloves and ground cloves
nutmeg

I basically ad-libbed the amount of the spices. Worked out well.

3 bottles? Holy ****, you are an alcoholic

[Boris Godunov]

I didn't drink it by myself, it was for a party.

[DirtyMartini]

Originally posted by Asher
garlic

Really? I'm trying to imagine that...I guess it could work -- mellow out the mega-sweetness maybe?

[Asher]

All I know is it works

[DirtyMartini]

Strangely, I was craving some apple cider last night -- shoveling snow for the fourth time in five days will do that to you.

Does anyone know of a low-carb cider/cider recipe?

I'm diabetic and drinking 45 grams of simple sugar between meals is not ideal glucose management.

[Japher]

Follow Rachel Ray's recipe, just omit the cider

[DirtyMartini]

Mmmmm.....hot water with cinnamon and cloves.

I'm imagining there's some artificially unsweetened/resweetened apple cider analog out there somewhere that doesn't completely suck.

edit: oops, I guess it would be hot brandy with cinnamon and cloves.