Autumn Apple Coffe

By tcasteel2000

Ingredients

• 1 cup(8oz) freshly brewed coffe
• 1 cup(8oz) pure apple juice
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 thin slices of orange, rind intact
• 2 whole cloves
• 1 kernel allspice or 1/4 tsp. ground allspice
• 2 tsp brown sugar or wildflower honey

Preparation

Step 1

Brew the coffee.
Heat some water to boiling and pour into two cups; cover with saucers while you prepare the drink.
In a medium size heat-resistant glass or stainless steel saucepan, simmer the coffee and apple juice with all the spices, orange slices and sweetener. Warm over low heat for 3 - 4 min., stirring occasionally.
Empty the cups of the hot water, then strain the coffee-apple mixture through a fine-meshed sieve into the cups, serve with ginger snaps.