The Pioneer Woman's Mulled Apple Cider Recipe (2024)

A delicious hot drink for the holidays: The Pioneer Woman’s Mulled Apple Cider Recipe. Perfect for the fall, holidays, or a cozy treat on a cold day.

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I always love it when I’m done with Christmas shopping, and I get to sit down and enjoy a cup ofmulled apple cider.This The Pioneer Woman’s Mulled Apple Cider Recipe is amazing, and it’s so yummy to serve to company!

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Mulled Apple Cider Recipe

If you haven’t watched Ree’s cooking show on Food Network, or visited her blog, The Pioneer Woman, then you are missing out. (And a few years ago, that’s me in the white blouse riding Ree’s horse (LB) at her ranch. Check out the Chocka Mocka Locka Wocka post.)

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Packed with everything delicious, Ree’s holiday cookbook covers 12 holidays!

You can buy your copy, by clicking here [AFFLINK] >> The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays: 140 Step-by-Step Recipes for Simple, Scrumptious Celebrations.

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Here’s a little excerpt from Ree, summing up what the book is about. Quite honestly, it’s more than a holiday book, because most recipes could be made almost any day of the week.

There’s nothing more delicious than a holiday.

Oh, is it ever true. Whether it’s the anticipation of Christmastime or the ghoulish glee of Halloween, if I see a holiday on the horizon, I simply can’t contain my excitement. There’s just something about the traditions, the family togetherness, the resurfacing of childhood memories . . . the making of new ones. Holidays are wonderful, special, and fun . . . and they always make me happy.

And one more thing: They make me want to cook! –Ree

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Bringing people together

Who doesn’t get excited for the holidays and cooking?! Bringing people together in a cozy home, and making them happy with a home-cooked meal is my favorite!

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The Pioneer Woman’s Mulled Apple Cider Recipe

Starting the holidays off this week, I decided to make Ree’s Mulled Apple Cider recipe, which we’ve all been enjoying!

Have I told you how delicious my house smells? Sometimes I think it’s worth making hot cider with mulled spices, just to get the house smelling GOOD.

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I even pulled out the bourbon, and thought I’d take Ree up on her idea of spiking the cider! We adapted the recipe slightly, but oh, so good!

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How do you make Hot Mulled Apple Cider?

  • Pour the apple cider into a large pot over medium-high heat.
  • Dice up the apples and toss them into the cider.
  • Place orange slices in pot.
  • Also add the allspice berries, the cinnamon sticks, and the cranberries.
  • Pour in the sugar and stir it around to dissolve.
  • Bring the mixture to a low boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Add the brandy if using, then simmer for another 10-15 minutes. Serve warm.

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Warm, mulled apple cider makes life worth living on freezing cold winter days. Warm apple cider spiked with brandy? Ditto. Times a thousand. Mmmmmmm.

Serve this in a nice mug with a piece of rum cake, then curl up by the fire, wrapped in a fuzzy blanket, and work on your Christmas list.

And that’s an order! – Ree

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Just in time for the holidays!

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The Pioneer Woman’s Mulled Apple Cider

Recipe from The Pioneer Woman’s “A Year of Holidays” Cookbook. Makes about 1 1/4 gallons.

Prep Time: 10 minutes mins

Cook Time: 1 hour hr

Total Time: 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Yield: 8

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Ingredients

  • 1 gallon apple cider
  • 3 Granny Smith apples
  • 1 orange
  • 1 T. allspice berries
  • 5-7 cinnamon sticks
  • 1/2 cup fresh cranberries
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup apple brandy or regular brandy, optional

Instructions

  • Pour the apple cider into a large pot over medium-high heat.

  • Dice up the apples and toss them into the cider.

  • Peel the rind off the orange in large pieces and toss them in.

  • Add the allspice berries, the cinnamon sticks, and the cranberries.

  • Add the sugar and stir it around to dissolve.

  • Bring the mixture to a low boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Add the brandy if using, then simmer for another 10-15 minutes. Serve warm.

Notes

Originally posted OCT 2013

Cuisine: American

Course: beverage

Author: Sandy / Reluctant Entertainer

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