Warm Mulled Cranberry Apple Cider

• servings: 16 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

1 gallon apple cider

1 whole orange, (sliced)

1 tbsp whole cloves

2 cups fresh cranberries ((plus more for garnish))

1 inch piece fresh ginger

5 whole cinnamon sticks

5-10 whole star anise

1 whole apple sliced

Directions

Prepare orange slices by carefully studding rind with whole cloves, set aside.

In a high speed blender combine cranberries, ginger, and 1/2 cup apple cider. Blend until smooth. Reserve.

Pour remaining apple cider into a slow cooker or large stock pot. Add cranberry mixture (*optional, pour cranberry mixture through a fine mesh sieve or cheese cloth for a smoother texture), cinnamon sticks, star anise and orange slices studded with whole clove.

Star anise is fruit from a small oriental tree, it is tough skinned and rust-colored, and it is picked before it can ripen and dried.

Simmer on low for one hour or alternatively prepare in slow cooker on low for 4 hours

Serve warm with sliced apple and cinnamon sticks.

Nutrition

• Calories: 117 kcal
• Sodium: 10 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 28 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 23 g