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The original Apple Cider Moscow Mule recipe! This cocktail is a fall twist on a classic Moscow Mule. It’s a lightly spiced mule and is easy to make, and best served in a copper mug to keep it icy cold. It’s one of our favorite apple cider c…
The original Apple Cider Moscow Mule recipe! This cocktail is a fall twist on a classic Moscow Mule. It’s a lightly spiced mule and is easy to make, and best served in a copper mug to keep it icy cold. It’s one of our favorite apple cider cocktails to make! We had to put the […]
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I discovered the Spritz many years ago when I went to espresso-making school in Trieste, Italy, and wondered what those big, icy orange drinks everyone was drinking at aperitivo hour were. I found out they were Spritzes, a drink also with roots in Aus…
I discovered the Spritz many years ago when I went to espresso-making school in Trieste, Italy, and wondered what those big, icy orange drinks everyone was drinking at aperitivo hour were. I found out they were Spritzes, a drink also with roots in Austria, that was widely enjoyed by people in the Veneto region.
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This hot spiked apple cider recipe hits all the cozy notes! Rum or bourbon perfectly complement the cinnamon, cloves, and…
This hot spiked apple cider recipe hits all the cozy notes! Rum or bourbon perfectly complement the cinnamon, cloves, and star anise.
There’s nothing better than a warm drink in hand when the weather is chilly. Here’s a classic that’s required for fall, in our opinion: Hot Spiked Apple Cider! There’s something about the combination of sweet cinnamon and cloves with the subtle spicy finish of rum or bourbon that’s absolutely soul warming. The liquor melds seamlessly into the hot cider, making a smooth sip and a cozy finish. This recipe has just the right balance of spices with alcohol: and a side benefit: it makes your kitchen smell like a fall candle.
Apple cider is a drink that’s been around for thousands of years, dating back to the Romans in 55 BC! This spiked apple cider recipe is simmered with mulling spices, then combined with bourbon or rum for a tasty finish. Here are the ingredients you’ll need:
Making this hot spiked apple cider recipe is incredibly easy: all you need is time! Here are the basic steps:
Here are a few tips if you plan on serving this warming drink at a party!
What’s the best alcohol to use for a spiked apple cider recipe? Rum or bourbon are the best choices. Any type of rum works: white rum, aged rum, or dark rum (aged or dark will add more flavor complexity with vanilla and oak notes). Any type of bourbon works as well! The rum melds more seamlessly into the flavor of cider, making it our top choice. Bourbon is a close second, and has a slightly more prominent flavor on the finish.
Outside of this spiked apple cider recipe, there are so many winter drinks and hot cocktails to try! Try these cozy options:
Vegetarian, gluten-free, plant-based, dairy-free, and vegan.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes 
Yield: 8 drinks This hot spiked apple cider recipe hits all the cozy notes! Rum or bourbon perfectly complement the cinnamon, cloves, and star anise.
*Or, go to Crockpot Apple Cider for slow cooker or Instant Pot instructions. Make the cider, then add the rum or bourbon before serving.
Category: Drinks
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: AmericanKeywords: Spiked apple cider, spiked apple cider recipe, spiked cider, spiked hot apple cider
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The other day I was thinking of cocktails that were fall and winter-friendly. Calvados (apple brandy) of course is always in season, but I also had a bottle of spiced pear liqueur from St. George Spirits in California on hand that has a lovely pear flavor mingled with a bouquet of spices, that I’ve been meaning to incorporate into a cocktail. I had a…
The other day I was thinking of cocktails that were fall and winter-friendly. Calvados (apple brandy) of course is always in season, but I also had a bottle of spiced pear liqueur from St. George Spirits in California on hand that has a lovely pear flavor mingled with a bouquet of spices, that I’ve been meaning to incorporate into a cocktail.
I had a hunch that it would be well-paired with French apple brandy, and that hunch proved correct in this Far From the Tree cocktail, a nod to the expression that “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” as the apple brandy – and the sparkling apple cider – fell into my kitchen, which are quite far from any trees. But happily, they all made it into my glass.
(And I’m hoping that all made sense. I’ve been trying to translate some American expressions for my French partner, especially “They drank the Kool-Aid,” which I’ve decided just isn’t translatable.)
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Time to cuddle up with a mug of pomegranate cider! It’s spiced and fruity and warm and if you dollop it with whipped cream, you will be in HEAVEN. Okay so… embarrassingly enough, this is not the first time I have made a recipe after a candle. I mean, I have made many. Many many […]
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Time to cuddle up with a mug of pomegranate cider!
It’s spiced and fruity and warm and if you dollop it with whipped cream, you will be in HEAVEN.
Okay so… embarrassingly enough, this is not the first time I have made a recipe after a candle. I mean, I have made many. Many many many!
Back in the day I was a crazy candle lady. I even worked retail at yankee candle part time when I quit my job to blog full time. Considering I just talked about my favorite fall candles, I guess that I could still be considered crazy. But trust me – the obsession? It’s nothing like it was before.
Waaaay back then, they had a pomegranate cider candle and I loveeed it so much. Like, almost more than apple cider. It was just incredible – spiced but sweet, not overly sweet, and all sorts of fall feels. It smelled good enough to eat.
So here we are a decade later and I still can’t stop thinking about pomegranate cider. I’ve made a few pomegranate + apple cider drinks in the past, like these pomegranate cider mimosas and this sparkling pomegranate cider punch mocktail.
But! I wanted to do a hot version. Like warm, cozy apple cider, but pomegranate. Infused with brown sugar and spices and maybe even served with a dollop of whipped cream. Sounds amazing, right?! Head over to my instagram to see me make this step-by-step for you.
Heaven knows we all need some coziness right now!
This cider simmers on the stove just like apple cider or mulled wine – it makes your house smell incredible. Simmer for a few minutes then pour into a glass and serve while it’s piping hot. Garnish with a cinnamon stick, or a dollop of whipped cream or a shake of cinnamon.
And if you’re really feeling it, add a drop of bourbon or rum. Ahhhh.
I can feel the warmth.
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This post is sponsored by ALDI! Cider braised pot roast is the comfort food we all need right now! I’m bringing you one of my all-time favorite meals EVER today with this melt-in-your-mouth pot roast. The roast starts with apple cider caramelized onions and cooks with savory butternut squash cubes. Then, you serve it over […]
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Cider braised pot roast is the comfort food we all need right now!
I’m bringing you one of my all-time favorite meals EVER today with this melt-in-your-mouth pot roast.
The roast starts with apple cider caramelized onions and cooks with savory butternut squash cubes. Then, you serve it over brown butter sage cauliflower rice!
Oh my word.
It is heaven and it is the best comfort food of life.
Today I’m partnering with ALDI to bring you some of the most delicious fall flavors! It’s no secret that we’re right in the midst of my favorite season and I’m all about the perfect weeknight dinner. ALDI has every ingredient you need to get dinner on the table during these busy weeks! I am always super impressed with their seasonal selection of produce and obviously, love all of their fall treats.
To make this roast happen, we’re using the Black Angus Choice Chuck Roast from ALDI. We caramelized a bunch of sliced onions in Nature’s Nectar Apple Cider then placed the roast on top. It cooks for a few hours in the oven until tender – I mean, until it’s literally falling apart.
I absolutely LOVE this cauliflower rice that we make to go with the roast. It starts with some butter that browns and fresh or dried sage. Then you mix in the Season’s Choice Riced Cauliflower to get the perfect base for the pot roast.
It’s savory but light at the same time, which complements the decadent beef on top.
My mom makes the BEST pot roast – it’s easily one of my favorite meals that she makes. She cooks hers in a Dutch oven on the stovetop, but I prefer using the oven because it’s more hands off. While the pot roast does take a few hours to cook, it’s passive time! You can get things done around the house or heck, read a book while it’s in the oven.
The result is the same though: a pot roast that is so tender that it falls apart. It’s absolutely delicious!
You have to try it! Go grab the ingredients from ALDI and make it happen. This meal is like a warm hug on a plate!
That is the epitome of fall!
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This apple cider mule is festive and easy fall cocktail! This seasonal spin on the Moscow mule features cider and ginger beer. Here’s a festive cocktail that’s perfect for cool weather: the Apple Cider Mule! Everyone loves a classic Moscow Mule, and this seasonal spin is even more fun. It pairs apples and ginger in a bubbly, effervescent mix that looks perfectly cozy nestled in a copper mug. Why stop drinking the mule when fall hits? This autumnal variation is ideal for when the temps start to drop: it even works as a winter cocktail for holiday gatherings, too. Here’s what you need to know! Ingredients in an apple cider mule The apple cider mule is a fall themed Moscow mule: or, a mule with apple cider added. But here’s the thing. You’ve got to have just enough cider so you can taste its sweet flavor, but not so much that it waters down the ginger beer and vodka. Many cider mule recipes don’t get the right blend of flavors. We tinkered with the ratios to make this apple cider mule the perfect balance of the Moscow mule elements: Vodka Lime Apple cider Ginger beer What’s a classic Moscow mule? […]
This apple cider mule is festive and easy fall cocktail! This seasonal spin on the Moscow mule features cider and ginger beer.
Here’s a festive cocktail that’s perfect for cool weather: the Apple Cider Mule! Everyone loves a classic Moscow Mule, and this seasonal spin is even more fun. It pairs apples and ginger in a bubbly, effervescent mix that looks perfectly cozy nestled in a copper mug. Why stop drinking the mule when fall hits? This autumnal variation is ideal for when the temps start to drop: it even works as a winter cocktail for holiday gatherings, too. Here’s what you need to know!
The apple cider mule is a fall themed Moscow mule: or, a mule with apple cider added. But here’s the thing. You’ve got to have just enough cider so you can taste its sweet flavor, but not so much that it waters down the ginger beer and vodka. Many cider mule recipes don’t get the right blend of flavors. We tinkered with the ratios to make this apple cider mule the perfect balance of the Moscow mule elements:
The Moscow mule is a classic cocktail invented in the 1940’s. This drink may have been invented as a ploy to sell vodka, ginger beer and copper mugs. (Here’s more about the history of the mule.) The mule is part of a family of cocktails called bucks: drinks made with ginger beer or ale, citrus juice, and liquor. So a Moscow mule is a vodka buck: and this apple cider mule could technically be called a cider buck.
The mule is one of our top easy mixed drinks because here’s the thing: you can mix it all in a glass. No cocktail shakers required! The only thing you have to actually do is juice a lime. Pour it into the glass, and you’re good to go!
Are you entertaining and don’t want to worry about measuring out each drink? Here’s what we would do:
A traditional Moscow mule is served in a copper mug. Of course, you can serve this apple cider mule however you like! It looks great in a copper mug, but it also works in a low ball glass (try it with clear ice for a glamorous look). But there are two reasons why you’ll see this drink served in copper:
Apple cider is great for fall themed drinks! Here are some of our favorite ways to make boozy apple cider drinks:
The apple cider mule is a refreshing spin on this classic cocktail! Try it as a:
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Prep Time: 3 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes Total Time: 3 minutes Yield: 1 drink This apple cider mule is festive and easy fall cocktail! This seasonal spin on the Moscow mule features cider and ginger beer.
Category: DrinkMethod: PouredCuisine: CocktailsKeywords: Apple cider cocktail, cider cocktail
There are so many different spins on the Moscow mule: it’s hard to know where to start! Here are some of our favorite variations:
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I mean, just when you thought that apple cider donuts were the best fall treat… we have to go and do apple cider funnel cakes. Seriously. Apple cider funnel cakes! Oh my gosh. Okay, so last year I shared the salted apple fritters. They are insane in the best way possible. And while I absolutely […]
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I mean, just when you thought that apple cider donuts were the best fall treat… we have to go and do apple cider funnel cakes.
Seriously. Apple cider funnel cakes!
Oh my gosh.
Okay, so last year I shared the salted apple fritters. They are insane in the best way possible. And while I absolutely loathe frying anything these days, and very rarely do, when I made the apple fritters for instagram stories, I decided to make funnel cakes too!
This is a great way to repurpose some of that oil with the same flavor idea before tossing it. We’re home. These are fun. Everyone loves them.
Also! Let me tell you my funnel cake hack. If you loathe frying like I do and the last thing you want to do is fill a pot with oil and then heat it to excruciating temps… here’s the secret.
YES. Mini funnel cakes.
If you do it this way, you can use a skillet and just an inch or so of oil instead of an entire pot. Then you have a few little funnel cakes to go around (heck, just take them to your neighbor if you have extras) and not as big of a mess.
It’s true!
Most of our favorite fall festivals this year are completely canceled. It is such a bummer, and if you follow along on crumbs, then you know that starting in September we basically do a new pumpkin patch every weekend. Fall festival time is easily our favorite as a family, and that includes the apple cider treats that come with it.
Obviously!
I love apple cider waaaaay more than I love pumpkin. The spices and fresh apple flavor easily beat out the big orange squash. So I will make as many things apple cider-flavored as I can. Woohoo!
And you all get to benefit too.
The funnel cakes are super easy. I use one of these bottles to swirl the batter, but you can use an actual funnel too. These are warm and fluffy and sprinkled with cinnamon powdered sugar that takes it right over the top. SO comforting and fall like. They are obviously an indulgent treat, and I don’t think you’re going to make apple cider funnel cakes more than once this season, so I say ENJOY IT. Live it up.
See, this is how we make our own fall festival.
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Almost everyone knows what a Kir Royal is; a flute of crème de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur) and Champagne or sparkling wine.
But in Normandy and Brittany, the drink takes a decidedly regional turn, and becomes a Kir Normandy if made with Calvados (ap…
Almost everyone knows what a Kir Royal is; a flute of crème de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur) and Champagne or sparkling wine.
But in Normandy and Brittany, the drink takes a decidedly regional turn, and becomes a Kir Normandy if made with Calvados (apple brandy), or Kir Breton, if made with Breton apple brandy, known as Lambig.
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Mulled cider is the very best cozy drink! Infused with spices like cinnamon and cloves, you can make it in a slow cooker or on the stove. Here’s a recipe for gray days and chilly evenings by the fire: mulled cider! Not only will it lift your spirits, it makes your kitchen smell like a candle shop. Alex and I made it for friends the other day, and instantly everyone gathered around the pot, chattering and cupping their hands around the warm mugs. Yes, it cultivates community too! Mulled cider is great for entertaining (like Thanksgiving and Christmas), and it’s easy to make on the stove or a slow cooker. Ready to get started? What are mulled cider spices? Mulled cider is made with whole spices, which infuse the entire drink with that signature cozy flavor. If you taste straight apple cider, you’ll find the flavor is crisp and apple forward. But after simmering with mulling spices, the flavor blossoms into something warm and spiced. Because dried and ground spices would end up making the drink cloudy, you’ll use whole spices for the simmering. Mulled cider spices include: Cinnamon sticks Cloves Allspice berries Whole nutmeg Star anise Star anise is the […]
Mulled cider is the very best cozy drink! Infused with spices like cinnamon and cloves, you can make it in a slow cooker or on the stove.
Here’s a recipe for gray days and chilly evenings by the fire: mulled cider! Not only will it lift your spirits, it makes your kitchen smell like a candle shop. Alex and I made it for friends the other day, and instantly everyone gathered around the pot, chattering and cupping their hands around the warm mugs. Yes, it cultivates community too! Mulled cider is great for entertaining (like Thanksgiving and Christmas), and it’s easy to make on the stove or a slow cooker. Ready to get started?
Mulled cider is made with whole spices, which infuse the entire drink with that signature cozy flavor. If you taste straight apple cider, you’ll find the flavor is crisp and apple forward. But after simmering with mulling spices, the flavor blossoms into something warm and spiced. Because dried and ground spices would end up making the drink cloudy, you’ll use whole spices for the simmering. Mulled cider spices include:
Star anise is the most unique of all these mulled cider spices. It’s star-shaped and is available at most grocery stores. If you can’t find it, you can also buy star anise online.
While mulled cider isn’t rocket science, there are a few things to keep in mind when making this cozy drink. Here’s what makes this recipe your new go-to:
There are a few different ways to make mulled cider: each have pros and cons! Here’s a breakdown:
This mulled cider is fabulous on it’s own, but you can step it up by stirring in rum at the end! The rum adds a bit of warmth and takes it to another level. Spiked mulled cider is the perfect party drink! If you’re serving a party where not everyone is drinking, you could also leave out the rum and let guests add a splash to their own drinks. The quantity in the recipe below adds only 1/2 tablespoon rum per glass: so all you need is a small swig!
Looking for more cozy drinks like this one? Some of our favorite warming drinks for the season are:
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Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes 
Yield: 8 Mulled cider is the very best cozy drink! Infused with spices like cinnamon and cloves, you can make it in a slow cooker or on the stove (and enjoy that aroma!).
*Doubles easily, and fits into a standard slow cooker or Instant Pot.
Category: Drink
Method: Stovetop / Pressure Cooker
Cuisine: AmericanKeywords: Mulled Cider, Hot Mulled Cider, Mulled Cider Spices, Mulled Cider Recipe
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