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Yield: 4 8-oz jars OR 8 4-oz jars
Ready In: 5 mins
My sister in law gave a jar full of an amazing apple cider spice mix for Christmas last year. I loved it so much I hardly dared to use any of it because I was scared I’d run out of it too fast. But of course it eventually happened and I had to recreate it in my kitchen. It turned into this recipe for homemade Hot Apple Cider Cinnamon Spice Mix, which is so easy to make with just a few ingredients.This makes for the perfect DIY Christmas food gift! I like to gift it with a bottle of nice apple juice (or red wine!) that people can stir this into. It's always very well received. If you want to make this as a gift, check out the notes section below the recipe for my packaging instructions, and to download my label for printing and using.
Recommended Equipment:
- see notes for my recommended gift packaging
Ingredients
- 4 cups sugar
- 4 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tablespoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tablespoon ground cloves
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and fill into individual jars.
- Use about 1 tablespoon per quart of liquid. Less sweet liquids (like wine or cranberry juice) can use a little more.
Nora’s Tips
Recommended Packaging:
Please note: I used 8-oz jars for the images, but you can use 4-oz jars just as well if it’s for a small present, or if you’re making a large amount (eg as party favors). For an apple juice to gift these with, these look nice (and can be prime’d in fast if you’re as last minute with your gifts as I often am 😉):Click here to download the printable labels. Click here to download the printable labels with the METRIC serving size. Don’t worry, you don’t need to enter your eMail address or anything to get them, they’re absolutely free from me to you.
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Britt says
Using this recipe for fall wedding favors! Bought the 4oz jars because we need about 60 favors.
Question: where did you get/how to make the labels you have on your jars??
Nora says
Britt, you can find the download link in the post! I just printed them on paper and glued them to the jars. Hope that helps!
Beth says
A cookie recipe called for instant cider packets (which I did not have!) and my searching landed me here. I made a smaller batch (1/4) and it worked out great! I plan to use it as a drink mix this fall! Thank you for posting this! 🙂
Stacey Bonaroti says
Hi Nora,
Just a quick question, do the labels fit a 4 0z jar? I’m thinking about making these for my daughters fall baby shower?
Thank you,
Stacey
Nora says
Stacey, so sorry for my late reply! I think it would be worth a try! You may need to print them a little smaller to make them fit, but I’m fairly positive it should work. Let me know if you need any help!
Alisia says
What kind of sugar? White or brown?
Nora Rusev says
I used white because it dissolves a little more easily, but you can do a mix, or use all brown. Whatever you prefer!
GB says
can’t download labels.. any trick to it?
Nora Rusev says
It was working for me, but just to be on the safe side I changed the download link. Would you mind trying again?
N says
What are the proportions??
Nora Rusev says
I’m going to update this post in a minute, but I start with 1 tablespoon of mix per quart of liquid and then see if it needs more (eg mulled wine tends to need a little more, something naturally sweet like apple juice is usually fine with 1 tablespoon).
Nicki fletcher says
I’ve made this today as Christmas presents how many teaspoon ?do I put on label for putting in with Apple juice
Nora Rusev says
Nicky, did you see the printable label in the post? It’s 1 tablespoon per quart (or liter if you’re in a country with the metric system). Hope that helps!
Dianna says
Nora, I am looking at this recipe and thinking this may be good lightly sprinkled on sweet breads or muffins. Have you tried this?
I see you made this with apple juice, have you made it with real cider?
I am thinking I need to try this with wine. This looks tasty for mulled wine.
Nora says
Dianna, I think sprinkling on muffins or breads would be lovely! I have tried it with actual farm-fresh cider, and it’s delicious ☺️ Hope you’ll give it a try!
Maria says
Hi, would love to make this and also print your labels, but we don’t use quarts, I saw somewhere you wrote it’s a liter? Do you have labels I can edit, so it’s in liters, or would you be able to edit them so I can print those? It’s such a cute gift!
Nora Rusev says
Hi Maria, I couldn’t find my original files anymore (I first shared the printable back in 2014!), but I edited the download as well as I could and added the liter in place of the quart. You can download it here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/kmwupc2gqicimh5/Hot-Apple-Cider-Cinnamon-Spice-Mix-Printable-Metric.pdf?dl=0 Hope that helps! Let me know if you need anything else 🙂
Maria says
That’s awesome! Thank you so much
Nora Rusev says
Of course! Hope you’re having a wonderful holiday season.
Alison says
Hi, your recipe says 1 tablespoon per quart. Is this Quarter of a litre of juice? Thank you
Nora Rusev says
Hi Alison, no it’s one US quart. That’s about 1 liter. Hope that helps!
Gina says
Love this idea! How many jars does the recipe make? (And what size jars did you use?)
Nora Rusev says
Gina, it makes four 8-oz jars OR 8 4-oz jars. I did 8-oz jars in the photos, but for small gifts I’d probably do the 4-oz ones 🙂
Crystal says
It doesn’tsay how much to use this would be helpful.
Nora Rusev says
I start with 1 tablespoon per quart, and then adjust from there depending on how sweet I want it 🙂
Kimberly Rostad says
This is a great recipe. Making it to give to my kids’ teachers this Christmas.
Nora Rusev says
That is such a sweet gesture, Kimberly. I hope your kids’ teachers will enjoy their little treat!
Sandra says
This is awesome! And so easy. Glad I found the s recipe!