Daily Recipe! Pumpkins and Cider!

      This recipe I found look too good not to share, Chocolate Pumpkin Loaf and to go with it…
                             
                           Hot Spiced Apple Cider. 

Chocolate Pumpkin Loaf

1 quart unfiltered apple cider

1 slice lemon

1 TSP whole cloves

1 cinnamon stick, plus 3 more to garnish

1 star anise

1/2 nut of nutmeg ( you can use a pinch of ground or graded if needed)

1/4 cup dark rum

Directions

Spiced Cider

Place apple cider, slice lemon, cloves, 1 cinnamon stick, star anise and piece of nutmeg in a medium pot. Bring cider to a gentle simmer and allow lemons and spices to infuse their flavor for 10 minutes, keeping heat very low.

Using a handheld perforated strainer with small holes enough to catch cloves, strain all spices and lemon slice out of cider. Save cinnamon stick, which can be used again to garnish one mug of cider, but discard other ingredients. Stir dark rum into cider,. Ladle into mugs and garnish with cinnamon sticks. Serve hot.

Nutritional value : ( Yields 4 X 1 Cup )
Calories : 160| Calories from fat: 1| Protein: 0| Carbs: 30g| Total fat: 0g| Saturated fat: 0g| Trans fat: 0g| Fiber: .5g| Sodium: 9mg| Cholesterol: 0mg