Slow cooker mulled cider

• dry cider↗1.5 litres litres
• apple juice↗500ml ml
• light brown soft sugar↗75g g
• orange↗1

  sliced

• lemon↗1⁄2

  zest pared into strips

• cloves↗5
• allspice berries10
• cardamom pods↗3

  bruised using a rolling pin

• bay leaves↗2
• cinnamon sticks↗2
• calvados↗100ml ml

  apple or regular brandy

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Put all the ingredients except the calvados in a slow cooker and cook for 1 hr on high or up to 4 hrs on low.

2. 2

   Just before serving, stir in the calvados. Ladle into heatproof glasses or cups to serve.