This Spiced Apple Cider recipe is a great way to kick your cider up a notch (if you’re 21+ because it does contain alcohol).

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When Pete and I were first dating, we went apple picking at Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm in Yorktown Heights, New York. We picked our fill of apples — and then some — and were checking out the store when we stopped and saw some cider.

That would go great with rum, Pete said.

And so, the idea for spiced apple cider (which I kept calling spiked apple cider in my mind — which it is, really, Pete says) was born.

Spiced Apple Cider

What You’ll Need:

• Half gallon of apple cider
• 1oz. Spiced rum
• 1 tbs. honey
• 1/8 tbs. ground
• 1/4 tbs. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tbs. lemon juice

What You’ll Do:

• Bring the cider with spices to a boil.
• Add honey when the cider is warm so it dissolves.
• Pour into your favorite mug.
• Add rum.
• Serve.