Homemade Hot Apple Cider

Ingredients

• 6 cups apple cider
• 0.25 cups real maple syrup
• 2 cinnamons sticks
• 6 whole cloves
• 6 whole allspice berries
• 1 orange peel , cut into strips
• 1 lemon peel , cut into strips

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather the ingredients.

2. 2

   Pour apple cider and maple syrup into a large stainless steel saucepan.

3. 3

   Place cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice berries, orange peel, and lemon peel in the center of a square of washed cheesecloth; fold up the sides of the cheesecloth to enclose the bundle, then tie it up with a length of kitchen string. Drop the spice bundle into the cider mixture.

4. 4

   Place the saucepan over moderate heat and cook until cider is very hot but not boiling, about 5 to 10 minutes.

5. 5

   Remove cider from the heat. Discard the spice bundle.

6. 6

   Ladle cider into big cups or mugs, adding a fresh cinnamon stick to each serving if desired.