Homemade Hot Apple Cider

Name: Homemade Hot Apple Cider
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 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 tbsp brown sugar; cranberries (and orange slices for garnish, optional)

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

⏱ 30 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 20min 📊 Medium 🍽 6 servings 👁 7

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 tbsp brown sugar
cranberries (and orange slices for garnish, optional)

Instructions

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

159kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$2076.00

Per Serving
$346.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$4152.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (67% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
apple cider	6 cups	$214.00
cinnamon sticks	2	$1163.00
cloves	6 whole	-
allspice berries	6	$71.00
orange	1	-
lemon	1	$588.00
apple	1	$36.00
brown sugar	2 tbsp	$4.00
cranberries	-	-