Include in Print View:

Warm Maple-Spiced Cider with Thyme & Lemon

Ingredients
  • 1 quart apple cider (not clear juice if you can avoid it)
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup (to taste)
  • 1 small lemon, sliced into rounds
  • 2 small cinnamon sticks
  • 4 thin slices fresh ginger (or ½ tsp ground ginger)
  • 4 sprigs fresh thyme (plus extra for garnish)
  • Tiny pinch of salt (rounds out the sweetness)
    • Optional:
  • 4 oz 4–6 bourbon, dark rum, or apple brandy (added per-mug)
    • Optional garnish:
  • thin apple slices, extra lemon wheel, or a thyme sprig
Instructions
  1. 1
    Build the pot:
    2. In a small pot, combine:
  2. 2
    Cider
  3. 3
    Maple syrup
  4. 4
    Lemon slices
  5. 5
    Cinnamon sticks
  6. 6
    Ginger
  7. 7
    Thyme sprigs
  8. 8
    Pinch of salt
    9. Heat gently:
  9. 9
    Bring just up to steaming, not boiling.
  10. 10
    Reduce heat to low and let it simmer very gently for 10–15 minutes to infuse.
    11. Taste & adjust:
  11. 11
    Fish out a spoonful, cool slightly, taste.
  12. 12
    Add a bit more maple or a squeeze of fresh lemon if needed.
    13. Serve:
    For non-alcoholic mugs:
  13. 13
    ladle straight into heatproof mugs, garnish with a lemon wheel or thyme sprig.
    14. For spiked mugs:
  14. 14
    add 1–1½ oz bourbon/rum/apple brandy to each mug, then top with hot cider and garnish.
Read it online: https://wayfarerspantry.com/thepantry/recipe/warm-maple-spiced-cider-with-thyme-lemon/