Recipe information
Yield
12 Servings
Ingredients
3
cups Calvados (apple brandy)
7
tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar
6
tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter
12
cups apple cider or unfiltered apple juice
3
/4 cup fresh lemon juice
12
cinnamon sticks
Whole nutmeg
Need to make a substitution?
Preparation
Step 1
Bring Calvados, brown sugar, and butter to simmer in large pot over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves and butter melts. Add apple cider, lemon juice, and cinnamon sticks; bring to boil. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm before serving.
Step 2
Ladle cider mixture into 12 cups. Add 1 cinnamon stick from pot to each. Grate nutmeg over and serve.