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Hot Spiced Apple Cider with Lemon and Ginger

Recipes
Hot Spiced Apple Cider with Lemon and Ginger

What could be more cozy than a hot apple cider with warming spices like ginger and cinnamon?

INGREDIENTS

  • 8 lemons
  • 14 apples
  • 2-inch piece of ginger
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 3 star anise
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup or coconut sugar, to taste

  • Garnish:
    Coconut sugar and cinnamon rim
  • Cinnamon stick

DIRECTIONS

  • Wash all produce well.⁣
  • Peel the lemons and core the apples.⁣
  • Juice the lemons, then the apples and ginger.⁣
  • Place in a large saucepan, skimming off any foam from the juice.⁣
  • Add the cinnamon sticks and star anise and warm over medium-low heat.⁣
  • Allow the spices to steep for 20-30 minutes.⁣
  • Taste, add a little maple syrup or coconut sugar if desired.⁣
  • Remove the spices, then ladle into mugs for serving.⁣

Makes: 72 ounces

Tip: This is great served in a large copper pot or a stock pot and ladled into mugs. Line the rim of each mug with a little lemon juice, then dip the rim into a blend of coconut sugar and cinnamon. Allow to dry before using. Alternatively, drop a cinnamon stick in each mug for garnish.