Crock Pot Spiced Rum Cider - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cinnamon sticks, broken
1 teaspoon whole allspice
1 teaspoon whole cloves
7 cups apple juice
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
10 tablespoons butter
1 cup rum (optional)

Preparation

Tie cinnamon, allspice, and cloves in spice bag or cheesecloth.
In a crock pot, combine spice bag, apple juice, rum and brown sugar.
Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 3 to 4 hours.
Discard spice bag.
Ladle hot punch into cups; float about 1/2 teaspoon of butter on top of the cider in each cup.