Mulled Apple Cider

This easy Mulled Apple Cider recipe is made with fresh apple juice, orange, cinnamon, cloves and ginger.   It’s a warm and cozy spiced hot apple cider that will make your house smell incredible as it simmers on your stovetop.

Next to hot cocoa, hot apple cider is a popular cold weather drink.  If you’ve ever wondered how to make apple cider – this apple cider drink recipe is a super quick and easy one to make!

We use fresh apple juice for this hot spiced apple cider, which you can purchase at your local market or health food store, or juice your own using an assortment of apples such as Gala, Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, etc.

Hot Apple Cider Recipe

This is a quick and easy apple cider recipe that uses just 5 ingredients!  

• Apple Juice. We use fresh apple juice for this hot spiced apple cider, which you can purchase at your local market or health food store, or juice your own using an assortment of apples such as Gala, Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, etc.
• Spices. We use a mix of cloves and cinnamon to give a warm flavor to this cider.
• Oranges. Fresh oranges give a nice citrus flavor to the drink.
• Ginger. We use fresh ginger which give a bit of spice to the mix.

Find printable recipe with the measurements below.

How To Make Apple Cider

This mulled apple cider recipe takes about 15-20 minutes start to finish, unless you’re juicing your own apples.

1. Combine the ingredients in a large saucepan and simmer on low heat for 15-20 minutes.
2. Strain and serve with a quarter slice of the orange and a cinnamon stick.

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Yield: 4 servings

Mulled Apple Cider

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Additional Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

This Mulled Apple Cider recipe is made with fresh apple juice and has delicate hints of orange, cinnamon, cloves and ginger.  It is warm and cozy and will make your house smell incredible as it simmers on your stovetop.

Ingredients

• 1 quart fresh squeezed apple juice
• 8 whole cloves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1/2 orange, sliced and quartered (yes keep the outer peel on the slices)
• 1-inch fresh ginger, peeled and cut into 6 slices

Instructions

1. Combine the ingredients in a large saucepan and simmer on low heat for 15-20 minutes.
2. Strain and serve with a quarter slice of the orange and a cinnamon stick (and your favorite cookie!)

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 184Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 21mgCarbohydrates: 44gFiber: 3gSugar: 27gProtein: 2g

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