Cider Beetles Recipe

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Cider Beetles
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Ingredients:

  • 2 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
  • 12 (1 1/2 inch) cinnamon sticks
  • 24 large whole allspice
  • 96 whole cloves

Directions:

  1. Adult Portion:.
  2. Slices oranges in half and scoop out pulp without breaking the orange rind. Reserve pulp for another use or discard.
  3. Place orange halves cut side up (like a bowl) on a wire rack on a baking sheet. Bake at 250F for 2 hours until dry and hard. Let Cool.
  4. Kid Portion:.
  5. Pack brown sugar firmly into each orange half, mounding slightly.
  6. Arrange spices in the brown sugar to resemble beetles: use a cinnamon stick as the body, a nutmeg as the head, 2 allspice for the eyes (on each side of the head), and 6-8 cloves for the legs/feet.
  7. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator (I keep mine sealed in plastic and in the cupboard).
  8. Directions for use:.
  9. Unwrap the beetle and drop into 1 1/2 quarts apple juice or cider. Simmer 30 minutes. Strain whole spices and orange rind from cider to serve. May add 1/2 cup of Brandy, and heat well. Store leftover cider in the refrigerator.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 562.61 Kcal (2356 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 34.65mg 1%
Potassium 520.25mg 11%
Total Carbs 144.86g 48%
Sugars 137.72g 551%
Dietary Fiber 3.93g 16%
Protein 1.97g 4%
Vitamin C 104.1mg 174%
Iron 1.2mg 7%
Calcium 181.3mg 18%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 175.68 Kcal (736 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 10.82mg 1%
Potassium 162.45mg 11%
Total Carbs 45.23g 48%
Sugars 43g 551%
Dietary Fiber 1.23g 16%
Protein 0.61g 4%
Vitamin C 32.5mg 174%
Iron 0.4mg 7%
Calcium 56.6mg 18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.5
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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