Homemade Hot Apple Cider

Apple cider, fall spices, and citrus slices are simmered with cinnamon sticks until perfect!

⏱️ 30 min 🔪 Prep: 10 min 🔥 Cook: 20 min 📊 Medium 👁️ 29 views
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Homemade Hot Apple CiderFoto: Spend With Pennies

Ingredients

6 servings
  • 6 cups apple cider (store bought or recipe below)
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 6 allspice berries
  • 1 orange
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 apple (halved and sliced)
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • cranberries (and orange slices for garnish, optional)

Steps

  1. Using a vegetable peeler, remove 3 large pieces of rind from each the lemon and orange. Be careful to only get the colored part and leave the white part behind.

  2. Cut a 6" square of cheesecloth and place all spices, rinds and half of the apple slices in the center. Tie with kitchen string.

  3. Place cider in a large saucepan. Add spice bundle and simmer on low 5-10 minutes. Remove spice bundle and add garnish with cranberries, remaining apple slices and additional orange slices if desired. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

Macronutrients

Calories159

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