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Homemade apple cider recipe

I feel like this is the perfect treat for a blustery fall day. It's fall perfection, FALL in a mug actually.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 30 minutes
Servings 4 cups
Author lemon grove lane

Ingredients

  • 8 apples I used honeycrisp and granny smith varieties
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice link in blog post
  • 1/2 orange or 1 slice of dried orange
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 5 cups water

Instructions

  1. Quarter apples and place in dutch oven or your favorite simmering pot.

  2. Add dried orange slice or 1/2 of a fresh orange

  3. Add cinnamon stick and pumpkin pie spice (recipe is on the blog)

  4. Add honey and maple syrup

  5. Cover with water and simmer for 5 hours. Pour into mugs and garnish with apple and cinnamon if you'd like.