How To Make Homemade Apple Cider
This winter, a warm drink will surely bring a soothing sensation. Prepare this homemade apple cider with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and oranges for zest.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1mediumapples
- 2oranges quartered
- 4cinnamon sticks
- 1tbspwhole cloves
- 1tspwhole nutmeg
- 16cupswater
- ½cupsweetener
Instructions
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Combine your ingredients in a stockpot. Add the apples, oranges, cinnamon, cloves, and seasonings to a large stockpot. Cover with water, leaving about an inch or two of space at the top of the stockpot.
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Heat the cider over high heat until it reaches a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for about 2 hours, or until the apples are completely soft.
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Mash the apples and oranges. Using a potato masher or a wooden spoon, mash all of the apples and oranges against the side of the stockpot to release more of their flavors. Then cover and simmer for 1 more hour.
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Using a fine-mesh strainer or a cheesecloth, strain out all of the solids, pressing them against the strainer to release all of their juices. Discard the solids.
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Sweeten. Stir in your desired amount of sweetener, to taste.
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Serve warm.
Nutrition
- Calories: 22.89kcal
- Fat: 0.20g
- Saturated Fat: 0.08g
- Trans Fat: 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g
- Carbohydrates: 5.84g
- Fiber: 1.57g
- Sugar: 3.69g
- Protein: 0.32g
- Sodium: 14.59mg
- Calcium: 31.57mg
- Potassium: 65.65mg
- Iron: 0.18mg
- Vitamin A: 3.04µg
- Vitamin C: 12.35mg
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