Warm Spiced Cranberry Cider

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

• 1 medium navel orange, skin left on, cut into large chunks
• 3 cups cider
• 4 cups cranberry juice cocktail
• 2 sticks cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons light brown sugar
• 8 cinnamon sticks for garnish
• 8 thin orange slices for garnish

Instructions

1. Put orange chunks in a food processor fitted with a metal blade or a blender, and pulse several times until coarsely chopped, or coarsely chop with a knife by hand.
2. Place chopped orange, cider, cranberry juice cocktail, 2 cinnamon sticks and brown sugar in a large, heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring often, until hot, 8 to 10 minutes.
3. Using a large sieve, strain mixture and return to saucepan. (If not using immediately, cool, cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day.
4. Reheat before serving. Cider can also be frozen, defrosted and reheated.)
5. To serve, pour into mugs or cups and garnish each serving with 1 cinnamon stick and 1 orange slice.