Recipes: Chai Maple Cider

• Prep Time:15 minutes
• Cook Time:5 hours
• Serves:6

 

Tagged:
beverage, chai, cider, holiday, maple, new year, tea,

This Chai Maple Cider offers natural aromatherapy as it cooks in a slow cooker. 

This recipe is part of our Shimmering Sippables series, just in time for New Year's!

 

Foodie Byte

This drink is also wonderful with the addition of spiced rum or apple brandy.

Ingredients

4 wide strips orange peel
2-3 cinnamon sticks, broken
10 cloves, whole
3 cardamom pods or 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
25 black peppercorns, whole
4 cups apple cider
3/4 cups water
1/3 cup maple syrup, pure
8 tea bags, black
Orange slices for garnish

Preparation

For the spices, place orange peel, broken cinnamon sticks, cloves, cardamom and peppercorns in the center of a 6-8 inch, double thick square of cheesecloth.
Tie the corners with clean kitchen string.
In a slow cooker, combine the spice bag, apple cider, water and syrup.
Cover and cook over low heat 4-6 hours.
Add tea bags and cover, let stand about 10 minutes.
Before serving, remove tea bags and spice bag.
Ladle into mugs and garnish if desired with additional cinnamon sticks and orange slices.

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