Best Drinks To Make At Home With Cloves

The holidays are the perfect time of year to incorporate cloves into your life! This spice is harvested from the clove tree’s dried flower buds and is a delightful addition to sweet and savory meals; it is also coveted for its various properties such as its sharp flavor and fragrant aroma.

For those who are looking forward to impressing friends and family, here are the top holiday drinks made with cloves that you can create at home!

MULLED APPLE CIDER

If you’re looking for that fall/winter feel, treat yourself to a hot apple cider (shown above right). You can have your holiday drinks handled with this simple recipe. For a more homemade touch you can juice the apples yourself, but you can also use store-bought juice. This recipe can produce up to 12 servings that your guests will happily finish. For the 21 and over crowd, you can also add some rum for those who want a little extra cheer.

Here are the ingredients for you to add to your shopping cart (unless you grow them in your garden of course!) and you can find the instructions to make it in this

4 whole cinnamon sticks

1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

8 whole allspice berries

Orange peel from 1 orange

Lemon peel from 1 lemon

1/2 cup maple syrup

6 cups unfiltered or fresh squeezed apple juice

1/2 cup dark rum (optional)

HOT TODDY