Easy Homemade Hot Apple Cider Recipe

Name: Easy Homemade Hot Apple Cider Recipe
Total time: 15 mins
Ingredients: 6 cups apple cider; 0.25 cup real maple syrup; 2 cinnamon sticks; 6 whole cloves; 6 whole allspice berries; 1 orange peel, cut into strips; 1 lemon peel, cut into strips

This homemade hot apple cider is infused with cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice, orange, and lemon for a comforting and aromatic beverage. Begin with six strips of orange and lemon peel, adjusting to your taste.

Total time15 mins
Prep time5 mins
Cook time10 mins
Yield6

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Servings

Ingredients

6 cups apple cider
0.25 cup real maple syrup
2 cinnamon sticks
6 whole cloves
6 whole allspice berries
1 orange peel, cut into strips
1 lemon peel, cut into strips

Instructions

Combine apple cider and maple syrup in a large stainless steel saucepan.
Wrap cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice berries, orange peel, and lemon peel in cheesecloth; secure with kitchen twine. Add the spice bundle to the saucepan.
Heat over medium heat until the cider is warm, avoiding boiling, for approximately 5 to 10 minutes.
Take the saucepan off of the heat and remove the spice bundle.
Pour the hot apple cider into mugs, and garnish with cinnamon sticks if you like.

Nutrition

Calories: 163 kcal
Fat Content: 0 g
Fiber Content: 1 g
Sugar Content: 34 g
Sodium Content: 29 mg
Protein Content: 1 g
Carbohydrate Content: 40 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g