Artificial Food Coloring Free Chamomile & Vanilla Spiced Apple Cider
Warm, fragrant, and deeply comforting, this spiced apple cider is the kind of drink that makes you want to curl up by a window on a cold afternoon. Every drop of color in the cup comes from real ingredients — golden turmeric, fresh ginger, unfiltered apple cider — so there's no need to second-guess what's actually in your mug. Commercially bottled ciders and flavored drinks can sneak in synthetic dyes to boost their amber hue, but this one earns its beautiful color the honest way. Chamomile and vanilla powder add a floral, mellow sweetness that plays beautifully against the warmth of Ceylon cinnamon and bright lemon juice. A touch of honey rounds everything out, and you can dial it up or down to suit your taste. Straining the finished cider through a fine-mesh sieve keeps the texture silky smooth while leaving all that gingery, herbal depth behind. It's a genuinely special drink made entirely from ingredients you can recognize and trust.
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4 servings
- 4 cups fresh-pressed apple cider (unfiltered)
- 3 chamomile tea bags (or 3 tsp loose dried chamomile flowers)
- ½ tsp vanilla powder
- 2 sticks ceylon cinnamon
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tbsp honey, plus more to taste
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
For serving
- apple slices or ceylon cinnamon sticks, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the apple cider, Ceylon cinnamon sticks, sliced ginger, and ground turmeric in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Warm, stirring occasionally, until the cider just begins to steam and small bubbles form around the edges, about 8–10 minutes — do not bring to a full boil.
- 2
Reduce the heat to low. Add the chamomile tea bags and vanilla powder, pressing the bags gently to submerge them. Steep for 5 minutes, then remove and discard the tea bags and cinnamon sticks.
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