Crockpot spiced rum cider

10 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4Cinnamon sticks -- broken
1teaspoonAllspice -- whole
1teaspoonWhole cloves
7cupsApple juice
cupPacked brown sugar
Margarine -- or butter
1cupRum

Directions

* Rum is optional; use more or less as desired.

Tie cinnamon, allspice, and cloves in spice bag or cheesecloth. In a crockpot, combine spice bag, apple juice, rum and brown sugar. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 3 to 4 hours. Discard spice bag. Ladle hot punch into cups; float about ½ teaspoon of butter on top of the cider in each cup.

Yield: 10 servings of 6 ounces each.

Recipe By : Jo Anne Merrill