If you like a highly spiced flavour to your mulled cider, then make sure to toast your spices first in a dry pan to get the best flavour out of them. Spices that compliment that flavour of apple best, are Which spices can be used in mulled cider? Similarly, very sweet ciders can be used, but add extra acidity, such as a squeeze of lemon, at the end of mulling.
Tart ciders can be used, but just be sure to add more sugar. Which is the best cider to use in mulled cider?įull bodied, dry and cloudy ciders that thin out when heated, are often a popular choice to mull.Ī sweet cider with a strong apple flavour is preferable, but it's also important that there's a hint of acidity to cut through the syrupy richness that too sweet a cider can result in. Here are some of our top tips, followed by our best mulled cider recipe.
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We’ve chosen a more rustic-tasting, scrumpy cider for this recipe and the key thing is to make sure you don’t allow it to boil over (see our tip on how to make mulled cider below) and also allow it to cool a little. You can buy jars of pre-mixed mulling spice which makes things even easier but for this recipe we've added a mix of bay leaves, star anise, cloves, vanilla and cinnamon – which feel instantly festive. This recipe takes around 15-20mins to prepare. Like mulled wine, mulled cider is very easy to make which makes it a great drink for serving lots of guests at one time. We’ve used it in everything from a ham cooked in cider, easy cider sausage stew and even a cider roasted Christmas turkey as the centrepiece of the Christmas meal. Mulled drinks, liked mulled wine, mulled gin (we have a mulled pomegranate gin), mulled punch are perfect for cosy nights and with the popularity of cider rising, we think you should give a mulled cider recipe a go this year, if it's not already on your list of Christmas drinks.Ĭider is a wonderful seasonal flavour, its sweetness works well in savoury dishes. There is nothing nicer than being tucked up inside, while the weather outside is turning colder, with a glass of something hot and spicy. Mulled cider is the perfect winter warmer.