hot mulled cider recipe with pear, ginger and whiskey
This is a rich, warmly spiced recipe for hot mulled pear cider. It’s filled with cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves and spicy ginger and topped off with a boozy hit of whiskey to keep you extra warm!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Drinks
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
1 quart pear nectar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
one 2-inch piece of ginger, sliced into coins
6 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
2 bay leaves
1 cup whiskey
1 pear, thinly sliced
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, combine pear nectar, brown sugar, lemon juice, ginger, cloves, cinnamon pieces, and bay leaves. Heat over low heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves, for at least 15 minutes.
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Strain off spices, if desired. Remove from heat and stir in rum.
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Serve in heatproof glasses or mugs and garnish with a few pear slices.
Notes
Mulled cider recipe can be cooled and stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Gently rewarm over low heat. It's best if you stir in the rum after rewarming it, to prevent the alcohol from evaporating.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 272
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 11mg
- Fat: 0.3g
- Saturated Fat: 0.1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 6.2g
- Protein: 0.8g
- Cholesterol: 0mg