The easiest dressed cider – using brewed fruit tea bags instead of individual spices. This mulled cider has a lovely warming and spicy flavor with an added hit of apple brandy!
Definitely one for adults only!
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Whenever I went to the Christmas market, I always used to buy Glühwein, and really try to like it. But to be honest, I would find it a bit strong and sometimes too acidic.
In recent years I have noticed that mulled cider is becoming more common, and I have found it to be much tastier!
Sweet, spicy, spicy and warming – the perfect drink to warm your hands and stomach on a cold winter’s day!
This is my quick and easy recipe – using hot fruit tea bags. It’s much easier than fiddling with spice bags and squeezing out mumbles.
📋 What do we need?
Full recipe with detailed steps on the recipe card at the end of this post.
- Cider (hard/alcoholic cider) – I like to use a nice fruity cider – like Misty Maid or Cornish Orchards
- Apple juice – Good quality cloudy apple juice is best
- Apple brandy/ Calvados
- Light Brown Sugar
- Orange zest
- Tea bags of boiled fruit (See my recommendations in the comments section of the recipe card below)
👩🍳Professional tip You can easily double or triple this recipe, keeping the same ingredient ratios and cooking times, to serve more people.
🍽️ with what to serve
I like to serve my mulled cider with slices of tangerine and a small handful of fresh cranberries. Although do not eat the cranberries – they are very beautiful, but definitely on the sour side when they are proper!
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Light cider
Ready in 10 minutes, this warming cider is so simple to make. I use hot fruit tea bags, instead of individual spices for ultimate simplicity.
Instructions
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Add everything to the pan.
1 liter (1.75) liters of cider, 300 ml (1.25) cups apple juice, 4 tablespoons of Calvados, 8 tablespoons light brown sugar, Grate of 1 orange, 3 tea bags with fruit
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Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes.
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Remove the tea bags from the hot fruits and the orange peel.
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Serve immediately, or keep on low heat until serving.
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Serve with additional slices of tangerine and fresh cranberries
thin slices of unpeeled tangerines, Fresh cranberries
✎ Notes
Use your favorite variety of cider. I love a nice fruit cider, but you can go dry, sweet or anything in between.
My favorite varieties are:
- misty maid
- Sandford Plantations
- Cornish Orchards Gold
- thatchers vintage
- henry westons vintage
Hot fruit tea bags
You can use any hot fruit style tea bag. My favorites are:
- M&S hot fruit infusion tea bags – this is what I use the most for this recipe
- Pukka winter warming tea bags
- Tea pigs Glühwein tea bags
The nutritional information is approximate, per small cup (225 ml).
diet
Calories: 178KKLCarbohydrates: 29Gprotein: 0.3GOil: 0.1GSaturated fat: 0.01GPolyunsaturated fat: 0.02GUnsaturated fat: 0.003Gsodium: 13mgpotassium: 121mgfiber: 1GSugar: 27Gvitamin: 3IUVitamin C: 13mgcalcium: 25mgiron: 0.2mg
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