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Home / Holiday Recipes / Christmas / Apple Cider Mix

Hot Apple Cider Cinnamon Spice Mix

5 minutes mins
| 148 Comments |
4.75 from 158 votes
Jump to Recipe 09/09/18 | Updated: 11/07/20 | by Nora
Apple Cider Spice Mix Pin 2

Homemade Hot Apple Cider Spice Mix recipe with printable gift tag – the perfect easy DIY Christmas gift. Stir into hot apple cider for a delicious drink!

jar with apple cider spice mix on a Christmas decorated table

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 section below for my packaging instructions, and to download my label for printing and using.

Recommended gift 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. 

open jar with apple cider spice mix on a Christmas decorated table
jar of apple cider spice mix tied with baker's twine on a festive tables cape

Serving tips

I mostly use this in my Crockpot Hot Apple Cider! But it’s also delicious in red wine, cranberry juice or even sprinkled on top of muffin batter or to dip Snickerdoodles in!

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Hot Apple Cider Cinnamon Spice Mix

Homemade Hot Apple Cider Spice Mix recipe with printable gift tag – the perfect easy DIY Christmas gift.
Recipe by Nora from Savory Nothings
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Recipe details

Prep 5 minutes mins
Total 5 minutes mins
Servings 4 8-oz jars OR 8 4-oz jars
Difficulty Easy

Equipment

  • see notes for my recommended gift packaging

Ingredients
 

  • 4 cups sugar
  • 4 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • ½ tablespoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ 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.
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Notes

See the post for links to my jars and the labels if you plan to give this away as a gift! Happy holidays!
Nutrition is an estimate.

More recipe information

Course: Spice Mix
Cuisine: American

Nora Rusev from Savory Nothings
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When I got married to my professional chef husband, I realized I had to step up my game in the kitchen. Now I share my favorite foolproof family recipes here on Savory Nothings: Chef-approved, kid-vetted and easy enough for everyday home cooks like you and me!   Learn more.

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  1. Kirsten says

    November 13, 2021 at 5:41 am

    Hi there! If I would rather mix it with just 1 cup instead of a full quart, would you recommend trying 1 teaspoon per 1 cup and add to taste or start smaller? I’m going to make these as teacher gifts and would like to offer mixing options. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Nora says

      November 13, 2021 at 1:21 pm

      1 teaspoon per cup is a great starting point, Kirsten!

      Reply
  2. Carrie says

    November 12, 2021 at 3:34 am

    What type of red wine do you suggest using with this?

    Reply
    • Nora says

      November 13, 2021 at 1:48 pm

      Zinfandel is great, Merlot as well. Hope this helps, Carrie!

      Reply
  3. SUE TURNER says

    October 18, 2021 at 6:08 pm

    We are diabetic and use Splenda. No problem substituting the sugar?

    Reply
    • Nora says

      November 01, 2021 at 5:20 pm

      If you use your specific Splenda to regularly sweeten drinks, then I’m sure it will be just fine!

      Reply
  4. Karen says

    September 07, 2021 at 11:53 pm

    An you pls tell
    Me how many 4 oz jars one recipe would
    Fill. We are making g this recipe for weddi g favors! Thank you

    Reply
    • Nora says

      September 25, 2021 at 5:26 pm

      Karen, it’s right there in the recipe: 4 8-oz jars OR 8 4-oz jars. So, one recipe fills about eight 4-oz jars.

      Reply
  5. Pat Shuman says

    December 12, 2020 at 3:22 am

    5 stars
    We made these for our neighbors as Christmas gifts. We had to try it before we handed them out, of course. We love it! I’m sure our neighbors will enjoy this yummy mix too.

    Reply
  6. Monique says

    December 06, 2020 at 1:45 am

    Don’t quite understand recipe….can it be mixed with water or just juices & wine?

    Reply
    • Nora says

      December 08, 2020 at 8:51 pm

      Just juices and wine, Monique. Hope this helps!

      Reply
  7. Pam Cupples says

    December 03, 2020 at 8:22 pm

    5 stars
    Oh my goodness…this is delicious! I added mix to apple juice.

    Reply
  8. Gma B says

    November 30, 2020 at 3:57 am

    5 stars
    Made this for Thanksgiving gathering. I made it in a coffee urn and it was wonderful! The flavor was perfect, not too sweet and light enough it was a hit! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

    Reply
  9. Kristi says

    November 23, 2020 at 7:21 am

    This sounds like a wonderful gift to give this holiday season. I need to print the tag using the quart measurement, however, it won’t let me download that one. Any suggestions?

    Reply
    • Nora says

      November 23, 2020 at 10:16 am

      Kristi, I don’t know why this isn’t working! Would you mind trying this link again: https://www.savorynothings.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Hot-Apple-Cider-Cinnamon-Spice-Mix-Printable-9.pdf and let me know if you can download them. Otherwise I’d be happy to send them to you in an eMail.

      Reply
      • Kristi says

        November 27, 2020 at 8:54 pm

        5 stars
        Thank you, Nora! The link you sent me worked ?

        Reply
  10. Summer says

    November 09, 2020 at 8:17 pm

    4 stars
    I mixed brown and white sugar 1:1 and I ended up needing 5 tablespoons for a quart of water, so I don’t recommend doing that, lol. However, I did end up adding allspice because it just wasn’t giving that cider flavor I was wanting. I may try with cinnamon sticks instead. But I will definitely be giving as gifts! I’m going to try it with some different sugar substitutes for my family whom have dietary restrictions and I’m very excited for this. Thank you!

    Reply
  11. Pam says

    October 30, 2020 at 4:31 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve given this as gifts with great success! Everyone loves it! I’ve been told it’s amazing in hot toddies and as an extra ingredient in sugar cookies, too! Thank you for sharing it!

    Reply
  12. Britt says

    September 18, 2020 at 5:39 pm

    5 stars
    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??

    Reply
    • Nora says

      September 21, 2020 at 9:57 am

      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!

      Reply
  13. Beth says

    September 07, 2020 at 6:22 am

    5 stars
    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! 🙂

    Reply
  14. Tamara says

    July 16, 2020 at 10:22 pm

    4 stars
    I make this recipe, but substitute 1 cup of Tang for one of the cups of sugar. Its more of a wassail (I’m sure I spelled that wrong!). Still serve it warm in apple cider with some whole cloves and cinnamon sticks floating in it. So delicious!

    Reply
  15. Stacey Bonaroti says

    June 13, 2020 at 2:30 pm

    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

    Reply
    • Nora says

      June 23, 2020 at 10:46 pm

      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!

      Reply
  16. Alisia says

    December 18, 2019 at 8:08 am

    What kind of sugar? White or brown?

    Reply
    • Nora Rusev says

      December 18, 2019 at 11:13 am

      I used white because it dissolves a little more easily, but you can do a mix, or use all brown. Whatever you prefer!

      Reply
  17. GB says

    December 16, 2019 at 12:47 am

    can’t download labels.. any trick to it?

    Reply
    • Nora Rusev says

      December 16, 2019 at 7:59 pm

      It was working for me, but just to be on the safe side I changed the download link. Would you mind trying again?

      Reply
  18. N says

    December 14, 2019 at 8:45 pm

    What are the proportions??

    Reply
    • Nora Rusev says

      December 15, 2019 at 12:31 am

      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).

      Reply
  19. Nicki fletcher says

    December 12, 2019 at 5:32 pm

    I’ve made this today as Christmas presents how many teaspoon ?do I put on label for putting in with Apple juice

    Reply
    • Nora Rusev says

      December 12, 2019 at 7:47 pm

      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!

      Reply
      • Dianna says

        September 24, 2020 at 5:11 pm

        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.

        Reply
        • Nora says

          September 25, 2020 at 10:26 am

          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!

          Reply
  20. Maria says

    December 08, 2019 at 4:50 pm

    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!

    Reply
    • Nora Rusev says

      December 08, 2019 at 8:22 pm

      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 🙂

      Reply
      • Maria says

        December 08, 2019 at 9:31 pm

        That’s awesome! Thank you so much

        Reply
        • Nora Rusev says

          December 08, 2019 at 10:12 pm

          Of course! Hope you’re having a wonderful holiday season.

          Reply
  21. Alison says

    December 05, 2019 at 9:11 pm

    Hi, your recipe says 1 tablespoon per quart. Is this Quarter of a litre of juice? Thank you

    Reply
    • Nora Rusev says

      December 06, 2019 at 9:50 am

      Hi Alison, no it’s one US quart. That’s about 1 liter. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  22. Gina says

    December 02, 2019 at 4:52 pm

    Love this idea! How many jars does the recipe make? (And what size jars did you use?)

    Reply
    • Nora Rusev says

      December 03, 2019 at 12:05 pm

      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 🙂

      Reply
  23. Crystal says

    November 28, 2019 at 11:32 pm

    It doesn’tsay how much to use this would be helpful.

    Reply
    • Nora Rusev says

      December 03, 2019 at 12:12 pm

      I start with 1 tablespoon per quart, and then adjust from there depending on how sweet I want it 🙂

      Reply
  24. Kimberly Rostad says

    November 28, 2019 at 1:25 am

    5 stars
    This is a great recipe. Making it to give to my kids’ teachers this Christmas.

    Reply
    • Nora Rusev says

      November 28, 2019 at 8:56 am

      That is such a sweet gesture, Kimberly. I hope your kids’ teachers will enjoy their little treat!

      Reply
  25. Sandra says

    November 21, 2019 at 6:29 am

    5 stars
    This is awesome! And so easy. Glad I found the s recipe!

    Reply
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