Nitrate & Nitrite Free Fresh Mint Spiced Apple Cider
Warm, fragrant, and built entirely from whole ingredients, this spiced cider is the kind of drink that makes a cold afternoon feel like a celebration. Fresh-pressed apple cider gets gently infused with Ceylon cinnamon, sliced ginger, turmeric, and cloves — a lineup that delivers serious depth without a single processed additive or preservative in sight. That matters more than you might think, since many commercial spiced ciders and flavored drinks sneak in curing agents or synthetic flavor compounds that people avoiding nitrates and nitrites have to watch out for. Here, everything in the pot is exactly what it says it is. The fresh mint is the unexpected star — added off the heat so it steeps gently and turns the whole drink floral and bright rather than medicinal. A drizzle of honey rounds it all out, and you can dial it up or back depending on how sweet your cider already is. Ladle it into mugs with a thin apple slice and a sprig of mint, and it looks as good as it tastes.
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4 servings
- 4 cups fresh-pressed apple cider (unfiltered)
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
- 1 ceylon cinnamon stick
- 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- 3 whole cloves
- 1–2 tbsp honey, to taste
For serving
- 4 thin apple slices, for serving (optional)
- 4 small fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the apple cider, Ceylon cinnamon stick, sliced ginger, ground turmeric, and whole cloves in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Warm, stirring once or twice, 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 fresh mint leaves, and stir to submerge them. Simmer gently for 8 minutes, until the cider is fragrant and the mint has turned a deep, slightly wilted green.
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