Shrunken Heads in Cider

Name: Shrunken Heads in Cider
Ingredients: 2 cups lemon juice; 2 tablespoons coarse salt; 8 large Granny Smith apples; 32 whole cloves; 2 gallons apple cider; 2 (12-ounce) cans frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed; 2 cups spiced rum (optional)

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Martha Stewart Editors

Updated on February 17, 2020

Servings:

30

This one-of-a-kind Halloween recipe is courtesy of viewer Allison DiNatale. Granny Smith apples are peeled, cored, and halved, then receive a spooky carving. They're baked until dehydrated to give them a "shrunken" appearance. Float in large punch bowl with apple cider, lemonade, and spiced rum (if desired).

Ingredients

2 cups lemon juice
2 tablespoons coarse salt
8 large Granny Smith apples
32 whole cloves
2 gallons apple cider
2 (12-ounce) cans frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
2 cups spiced rum (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. In a medium bowl, mix together lemon juice and salt; set aside.
Peel apples and cut each in half through the stem; remove seeds and core. Using a sharp paring knife, carve a face, as desired, on the rounded side of each apple half. Place apples in lemon mixture for one minute; transfer to paper towels to drain.
Place apples, face-side up on prepared baking sheet and transfer to oven. Let bake until apples are dry and begin to brown around the edges, about 90 minutes. Remove apples from baking sheets and press cloves into the "eye" sockets.
Combine cider, lemonade, and rum (if using) in a large punchbowl; float shrunken heads on top.