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Spiced apple cider

With only 81 calories a serving, here's a healthful alternative to typical holiday drinks like eggnog with rum and its 450 calories per 8-ounce glass.

Ingredients

12 whole allspice berries
6 whole cloves
2 quarts apple juice or apple cider
1 quart of water
3 tea bags, with or without caffeine
1/4 orange with peel, thinly sliced
1/2 lemon with peel, thinly sliced
2 cinnamon sticks
Ground allspice to taste

Directions

1. Place whole allspice and cloves in a tied cheesecloth packet.
2. In a saucepan, bring apple juice or cider, water, tea bags, orange, lemon, cinnamon and cheesecloth packet to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes.
3. Remove cheesecloth packet, tea bags and orange and lemon slices. Simmer 5 minutes.
4. Add ground allspice to taste.
5. Serve hot or chilled. Garnish with slices of lemon or orange.

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First published: 03/01/2005
Last updated: 12/05/2008

Reviewed by: Allina Patient Education