Mulled Apple Cider

(Makes 10 servings)

2 quarts bottled apple cider or juice (not unfiltered)
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 square (8 inches) double thickness cheesecloth. (If you don’t have cheesecloth you can also use medical gauze or panty hose)
8 allspice berries or 8 whole Jamaican Allspice berries
4 cinnamon sticks
12 whole cloves
1 large orange

Combine apple cider and brown sugar in slow cooker.
Rinse cheesecloth; squeeze out water. Wrap allspice berries and cinnamon sticks in cheesecloth. Tie securely with string or strip of cheesecloth.
Stick cloves randomly into orange; cut orange into quarters. Place spice bag and orange quarters in cider mixture. Cover; cook on High 2.5- 3 hours.
Once cooked, turn slow cooker to low to keep cider warm up to 3 additional hours. Remove and discard spice bag and orange before serving. Ladle cider into mugs. Garnish with additional cinnamon sticks, if desired.