Spiced Apple Cider with Rum Whipped Cream

By KDCooks

Ingredients

• Cream:
• 1 cup chilled heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons (packed) brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• Freshly grated nutmeg
• Cider:
• 12 cups (3 quarts) apple cider
• 40 whole cloves
• 10 cinnamon sticks
• 8 2-inch-long strips orange peel
• 4 2-inch-long strips lemon peel
• 2 teaspoons whole allspice
• 1/2 cup Tuaca
• 1/4 cup dark rum

Preparation

Step 1

Cream:

•Stir all ingredients in medium bowl. Chill until ready to use, up to 1 day.

Cider:

•Bring first 6 ingredients to boil in heavy large pot, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until mixture is reduced to 6 cups, 35 to 40 minutes. Strain cider into medium saucepan. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool, cover, and chill.

•Return cider to simmer. Remove from heat. Mix in 1/2 cup Tuaca and 1/4 cup dark rum. Divide cider among 8 mugs.
•Beat cream until peaks form. Spoon whipped cream atop cider and serve.