Name: Apple Cider Hot Toddy
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons brown sugar; 2 ounces bourbon; 2 cups apple cider ( I used Kroger brand); splash of orange juice

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This Apple Cider Hot Toddy Recipe is perfect for cold nights and when you feel under the weather.

A citrusy sweet apple cider drink that will warm you up from the inside out!

Get cozy and warmed up with this apple cider hot toddy. This bourbon apple cider hot toddy is a delicious drink that has been used as a “cure” for when you’re feeling under the weather for decades, if not longer. The warm, sweet apple cider has therapeutic properties all on its own, but with a hint of citrus and some belly-warming bourbon, you have yourself the perfect elixir to combat your aches and pains.

Apple Toddy Recipe

This hot toddy cider is not just a remedy, it’s a delicious and simple fall cocktail. It’s reason enough to stock up on apple cider now and then HOARD it! I may be the only person sipping on this hot toddy recipe in July, but hey I’ll feel good! While most versions of hot toddies come with lemon flavoring, we use orange juice for a healthier pack of Vitamin C, which is known to be good for your body and to promote healing.

Ingredients

Brown sugar
Bourbon
Apple cider
Orange juice

For the exact amounts needed, please see the recipe card below.

How to Make Apple Cider Hot Toddy Recipe

Warm your apple cider in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Stir in the brown sugar, bourbon, and orange juice.
Divide between two drinking glasses.
Garnish with orange slices and serve immediately.

FAQs

What liquor goes best with hot apple cider?

For your hot toddy you will find that bourbon, whiskey, or rum work best for a more traditional flavor. Whiskey will help to bring more warmth to the drink while rum makes it taste a little sweeter. Not only that but you can also use a cinnamon spiced whiskey or Fireball to give the drink a warm kick of spice.

What apple cider should I use?

I recommend trying to find an unfiltered apple cider if you can. It will have a much stronger apple taste to it which will go perfectly with this drink.

Why are hot toddies good for you?

These aren’t the kind of cocktail drinks you sit enjoy to get drunk, but rather, they’re the drinks you enjoy when you want to sit and relax. The cocktails themselves help to make you feel better when you’re sick because the spices help to open the pathways in your nose while the citrus and sweetener will help to alleviate some sore throats.

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Yield: 2