Mauled cider
Serves: 8
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Lauren Mclean
Mauled cider
Serves: 8
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
201Kcal
Fat
0gr
Saturates
0gr
Carbs
33gr
Sugars
33gr
Fibre
0gr
Protein
0gr
Salt
0gr
Tamsin Burnett-Hall
Tamsin learned the tricks of the trade from cookery legend Delia Smith. A trusted recipe writer for the magazine for over 25 years, she is now our Senior Food Producer, overseeing testing and editing to ensure that every recipe tastes great, is straightforward to follow and works without fail. In her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
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Tamsin Burnett-Hall
Tamsin learned the tricks of the trade from cookery legend Delia Smith. A trusted recipe writer for the magazine for over 25 years, she is now our Senior Food Producer, overseeing testing and editing to ensure that every recipe tastes great, is straightforward to follow and works without fail. In her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
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Ingredients
- 1 x 2 litre bottle dry cider
- 150g caster sugar
- about 12 whole cloves
- about 8 allspice berries (optional)
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- a few gratings of nutmeg
- 1 orange
- 1 lemon
- 8 tbsp (120ml) blackcurrant cordial (we used Ribena)
Step by step
Get ahead
Prepare the cider a few hours ahead and set aside, covered. Reheat to serve.
- Pour the cider into a deep pan and add the sugar and spices. Using a vegetable peeler, pare in a few strips of orange and lemon zest. Cut both fruit in half and squeeze their juice into the pan.
- Bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar, and heat gently for 5 minutes. Leave to stand off the heat for at least 10 minutes before serving, to allow the spices to infuse. Pick out the whole spices and zest, if you like. Add 1 tablespoon of blackcurrant cordial to each heatproof serving glass or mug, then ladle in the spiced mauled cider and serve.
Chef quote
Blackcurrant cordial turns this spiced cider blood-red.
