Salty Maple Buttered Cider - a Warm Fall & Winter Cocktail

Submitted by KateL

"Entered for safe-keeping, by Maria del Mar Sacasa, found on Serious Eats. A variation on Hot Buttered Rum. More at: http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/11/salty-maple-buttered-cider-hot-cider-cocktail-recipe-rum-drink-winter.html"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• OPTIONAL SALT RIM

• maldon salt, for rimming glasses
• 1⁄2 lemon

• COCKTAIL

• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1⁄2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped out
• 4 ounces dark rum
• 8 ounces apple cider

directions

1. OPTIONAL SALT RIM:

2. Spread Maldon salt on a small plate. Rub the rim of 2 heatproof glasses or mugs with the lemon half, then dip in salt.

3. COCKTAIL:

4. Combine the butter, maple syrup, and vanilla bean seeds in a small bowl. Set aside.
5. Combine rum and cider in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
6. Pour the rum-cider mixture into prepared glasses, then top each with half of the butter-syrup mixture.

Reviews

[Ninalee O.]

This was Yummy but very strong, I will definitely reduce the amount of alcohol next time, and we used vanilla extract instead of vanilla beans.