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Spiced Hot Apple Orange Cider
A warming, fragrant mug of apple juice simmered with bright orange, cinnamon and cloves, sweet-tart and gently spiced.

- One pot
- 15 min · 5 min hands-on
- Makes 6 glasses
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- 31–45 g carbs
- Sodium 600 mg or less
- Sat fat 4 g or less
- 500 calories or less
Ingredients
- 5 cups (1180 ml)1,240 gApple juice, unsweetened
- 2 medium262 gOrangesliced into thin rounds
- ½ cup (120 ml)124 gOrange juice
- 1⅛ tsp3 gGround cinnamon
- ¼ tsp0.5 gGround cloves
- ⅛ tsp0.3 gGround nutmeg
- 1 tbsp grated6 gFresh gingerthinly sliced
- 1 tbsp20 gMaple syrup
Steps
- Add the apple juice, orange juice, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger and maple syrup to a pot and whisk to combine.
- Add the orange slices and bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat; do not boil.
- Simmer on low for 10 minutes so the spices and orange infuse.
- Remove the ginger slices, stir well since ground spices settle, and ladle into mugs with an orange slice in each.
Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.
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