This is the mulled apple cider we make with no added sugar. Dr. Holly's mom sent a recipe that had brown sugar in it; we used that as inspiration and left the sugar out, because it reduces as it simmers.
I dump a jug of organic apple cider from the store into the pot. Technically we were making about probably half a batch this time, and we were eyeballing the spices. I add two cinnamon sticks, whole allspice — I just do this whole allspice — and we did not have whole cloves, so we just put a little pumpkin spice in there. No brown sugar.
Let it simmer. After 20 plus minutes, stir it, because it separates a little with the spices. If you want the smell going all day, you can do this in the crockpot on low instead.
The ingredients in this recipe are gluten-free. It is not sugar-free: the cider itself is sweet. What we left out is the added brown sugar.
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Mulled Apple Cider
This is the mulled apple cider we make with two cinnamon sticks, whole allspice, and a little pumpkin spice — and no added sugar.
Ingredients
- Organic apple cider from the store (we dumped the jug in; this was about probably half a batch)
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- Whole allspice (I just do this whole allspice)
- A little pumpkin spice (we did not have whole cloves, so we used this instead)
- No brown sugar
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Instructions
- Pour the apple cider into a pot. We dumped the jug in. This was about probably half a batch.
- Add 2 cinnamon sticks, whole allspice, and a little pumpkin spice. We were eyeballing the spices, and we used pumpkin spice because we did not have whole cloves. Do not add brown sugar.
- Simmer. After 20 plus minutes, stir, because it separates a little with the spices.
- Or make it in the crockpot on low if you want the smell going all day.
Tip. We left the brown sugar out on purpose, because the cider reduces as it simmers.
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