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Tis the season for apple and pumpkin everything!

This year our family was very fortunate to get bags full of apples from my great uncles tree. I was so excited and ready to make apple pies, crisps, and apple sauce. However, I have really been enjoying Homemade Apple Cider!

I used my juicer to juice about a 5 gallon bucket of apples for this recipe. The juice was cloudy, foamy, and pulpy but I like it that way.

If you can’t juice a bunch of apples, this recipe will work with store bought juice as well.

This is a quick recipe, but if you don’t mind waiting you could add all of the ingredients in a crock pot and let it cook slowly all day.

Besides the intoxicating smell, the oh so familiar hot apple cider just hits the spot for me. I am going to make this recipe all winter.

Apple Cider

Easy Hot Apple Cider.

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Ingredients

  

• 1 Gallon Apple Juice
• 2 tsp Cloves
• 2 tsp Cinnamon
• 2 tsp Nutmeg

Optional

• Sweetener of choice
• Orange Peel or 1/4 Cup Pineapple juice

Instructions

 

• In a large pot, add all ingredients and heat until boiling.
• Reduce to a simmer, and cook for at least 30 minutes.
• Turn off heat and add sweeteners to taste.
• Cool down and enjoy!

Notes

I made my recipe without any sweeteners but some apples are tart and I think most people prefer their Cider to be sweet. 

I have made this recipe with an orange peel once and another time with pineapple juice to add a little tang to the cider and I really enjoyed the outcome.

Serve it Hot or Cold. 

Cheers!