Exterior night view of snack bar and drinks, as seen on Trisha’s Southern Kitchen, Season 12.
Recipe courtesy of Trisha Yearwood

Cider Fall Fireball

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 30 min (includes steeping time)
  • Active: 15 min
  • Yield: 4 cocktails

Ingredients

Spiced Simple Syrup:

Directions

  1. To assemble the mandarin boats, hollow out both halves of the mandarins. Flip each half inside out so the bight orange side is on the inside.
  2. To make each cocktail: In each of 4 lowball glasses, stir together 1/4 cup of the apple cider and 1 tablespoon of the Spiced Simple Syrup. Top with a mandarin half, hollow side facing up. Add 1 of the sugar cubes and 1 ounce of the high-proof rum to each mandarin. Light on fire and sprinkle with ground cinnamon to create fireworks. Serve immediately.

Spiced Simple Syrup:

  1. Put the brown sugar, apple cider, ginger, cloves and cinnamon stick in a small saucepot over medium heat. Cook until simmering and the sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Allow the mixture to steep as it cools. Strain the spices out of the syrup and discard.