Walnut Free Hot Honey-Cinnamon Apple Cider
Warm, spiced, and deeply fragrant, this hot apple cider is the kind of drink that makes a cold evening feel instantly cozier. Fresh cider gets gently simmered with whole cloves, sliced ginger, and Ceylon cinnamon sticks — a softer, more floral variety of cinnamon that gives the drink a nuanced warmth without any harshness. A generous stir of honey rounds everything out with natural sweetness, and you can dial it up or down to suit your taste. The slow, low-heat approach keeps the cider from boiling, which preserves its bright apple flavor rather than cooking it into something flat. Every single ingredient here is straightforward and naturally free from tree nuts, so there's no label-scanning or substitution stress involved. Strained smooth and served in a mug with a fresh apple slice and a cinnamon stick, it looks as good as it tastes. This is the kind of recipe you'll want on repeat from the first cool weekend of fall all the way through the holidays.
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4 servings
- 4 cups fresh apple cider (not apple juice)
- 2 ceylon cinnamon sticks
- 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
- 4 whole cloves
- 3 tbsp honey, plus more to taste
- ¼ tsp ground ceylon cinnamon
For serving
- 1 medium apple, cored and thinly sliced, for serving (optional)
- 4 ceylon cinnamon sticks, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the apple cider, Ceylon cinnamon sticks, sliced ginger, and whole cloves 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 let it boil.
- 2
Reduce the heat to low and stir in the honey and ground Ceylon cinnamon. Continue to heat gently for 10 minutes, until the cider is fragrant and the honey is fully dissolved.
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