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WARM SPICED CIDER PUNCH

Nothing warms you up on a chilly night the way hot apple cider does, so ladle up some love!

—SUSAN SMITH FOREST, VA



PREP: 5 MIN. • COOK: 4 HOURS • MAKES: 8 SERVINGS


4 cups apple cider or unsweetened apple juice

1/4 cups water

3/4 cup orange juice concentrate

3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

3/4 teaspoon ground ginger

3 whole cloves

2 cinnamon sticks

Orange slices and additional cinnamon sticks, optional

1. In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the apple cider, water, orange juice concentrate, nutmeg and ginger. Place the cloves and cinnamon sticks on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag. Place bag in slow cooker.

2. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until heated through. Remove and discard spice bag. Garnish with orange slices and additional cinnamon sticks if desired.

PER SERVING 3/4 cup equals 108 cal., trace fat (trace sat. fat), 0 chol., 13 mg sodium, 26 g carb., trace fiber, 1 g pro.