Fool Proof Apple Cider

Apple Cider is a super easy fall drink! You can easily customize the flavor and size of the batch you would like to make. This recipe is for a shareable size (just under a gallon), but you can cut this recipe in half if you would just like some for yourself.

Ingredients:

10-12 Medium Apples (Combine sweet and tart flavors)

Sweet apples: Gala, Fuji, Golden Delicious, Honey Crisp

Tart apples: Granny Smith, Pink Lady, McIntosh

Roughly 1 Gallon of water
2 Navel Oranges
¼- ½ cup sweetener of your choice (white sugar, honey, brown sugar, or maple syrup)

Optional spices
1-2 tsp Cinnamon
1-2 tsp Cloves
1in Ginger root
1-2 tsp Allspice
1tsp Nutmeg

Step 1: Apples

Pick a good combination of tart and sweet apples to give your cider a great full flavor.

Step 2: Chop

Core and cut the apples into quarters or slices. Also peel the oranges and pull apart slices.

Step 3: Water

Place the apples and oranges into a large pot on the stove and fill the pot up with water, at least an inch or two past the slices.

Step 4: Flavor

Add your preferred flavors for your cider to the pot. Cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, & allspice are great options! If using whole cinnamon or cloves, tie them in a cheese cloth so they can easily be removed before you mash your mixture.

Step 5: Cook

Bring your pot to a boil for 1 hour. Then simmer for 2-3 hours until the apples are nice and soft and easily mashed.

Step 6: Mash

Remove the cheesecloth with spices if you have one. Using a potato masher or large spoon to mash the apples and oranges together.

Step 7: Cider time

Run your mashed apples and oranges through a fine strainer or cheesecloth into a pitcher or clean pot, to remove the pulp. You can repeat this step if needed. You can save the pulp for another recipe or discard it.