This Salted Caramel Apple Cider is the perfect way to warm up on cool fall nights.  With just a few ingredients and 10 minutes, you’ll be sipping your way to fall flavors in no time!

I’m typically a coffee drinker.  Ask anyone who’s within a 50-foot radius of me in the mornings.  Until I get that first hit of early morning joe, it’s pretty much a wise idea to keep your distance.

But when fall rolls around, you can usually find me drinking warm mugs of one beverage or another all day long.  And since I don’t like drinking high-octane caffeine in the evenings, I often switch to tea…or apple cider.  This particular recipe for Salted Caramel Apple Cider is so good that it’s bad.  Bad as in I’ll drink the entire pot myself if I’m not careful.

“Too much sugar” isn’t in my vocabulary {although it would be much better for my wardrobe if it were}.

Doodle takes after me and goes wild for warm apple cider.  So I thought he’d love this extra-special twist on his favorite fall beverage.

Brown sugar + heavy cream + apple cider = YUM.  Really, really, yum.

This fun, spiced drink is perfect for cool fall nights – and would be a great special beverage for warming up after trick-or-treating or after a long day at the pumpkin patch.

Monday nights are a good time, too. 😉

Salted Caramel Apple Cider

 

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Serves: makes 4 1-cup servings

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup dark brown sugar
• ⅓ cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups apple cider
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• whipped cream, caramel syrup and cinnamon, for garnish

Method

1. Combine brown sugar and heavy cream over medium-high heat in a medium heavy-bottomed sauce pot. Stir until sugar is dissolved in the cream and the mixture bubbles, about 3 minutes. Add the vanilla, salt, and apple cider, and stir to combine. Allow mixture to simmer for 10 minutes, or until heated through.

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