Superfoods Hot Apple Cider

December 17, 2012 by Leanne Vogel August 15, 2014

Easy apple cider recipe packed with superfoods that will benefit your health, one sip at a time!

Ingredients

• 4 cups freshly made apple juice – approximately 4-6 apples depending on the quality of your juicer
• 5 whole cloves
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 4 whole cardamom pods
• 2 Chinese star anise
• 1-inch piece of fresh ginger
• ½ teaspoon fresh lemon zest
• ½ orange, thinly sliced

Instructions

1. Juice apples and place completed juice in a medium-sized saucepan.
2. Add cloves, cinnamon sticks, cardamom, anise, ginger and lemon zest.
3. Cover and heat on low-medium heat for 20 minutes. The mixture doesn’t need to boil. Just get it warm, up to around 170F or so.
4. Add orange slices during the last 5 minutes.
5. Remove from heat and strain to remove spices and fruits.
6. Serve immediately.

Notes

For a sweet juice use apples such as Gala, red delicious of Macintosh. For a tart juice, use apples such as Granny Smith or Pink Lady.

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