Quick Mulled Cider

Sharon Damelio | 8 Oct 2010 | 1 Comment

Serves 3 to 4

This is the recipe I used when I need my fix. When I want to serve it to company I might add a few pieces of orange peel and an allspice berry.

4 cups apple cider
1 cinnamon stick
½ star anise pod
Pinch of ground ginger
Dash of freshly ground nutmeg

Put all ingredients in a saucepan over low heat. Cover and barely simmer for 5-7 minutes. Turn the heat off and allow cider to steep for a few minutes longer. Serve.

About Sharon Damelio

I love to cook and to write–both of which I learned at my parents’ elbows. After graduating from college, I worked at Fine Cooking magazine as the Assistant Web Editor. After two glorious years there, I returned to graduate school and now work at WhyHunger, an NYC-based nonprofit that is building a movement to end hunger and increase access to fresh, nutritious food. In the kitchen, I fancy myself the culinary version of an armchair-traveler, but I’m also a devoted baker. Some days, when work is overwhelming and the world seems bleak, methodically creating a batch of bread, cookies, or scones is all the relaxation I need.