Gluten Free Hot Spiced Cranberry Drink

Total time25 min

Prep time5 min

Cook time20 min

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Warm, tart cranberry juice simmered with cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and fresh orange peel makes for a drink that smells like the holidays and tastes even better. The whole spices steep slowly over low heat, coaxing out deep, layered flavor without any fuss — just patience and a good saucepan. Maple syrup does the sweetening here, and you can dial it up or back depending on how sweet your cranberry juice runs, which makes this wonderfully easy to customize. For anyone navigating a gluten-free lifestyle, hot drinks can sometimes hide surprising culprits in flavored syrups or spice blends, but every ingredient in this recipe is naturally grain-free and straightforward to verify. The final strain through a fine-mesh sieve leaves you with a beautifully clear, jewel-toned drink that looks as impressive as it tastes. Serve it in your favorite mug with an orange slice and a cinnamon stick, and it instantly becomes the coziest thing on the table.

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Ingredients

6 servings

4 cups cranberry juice (100% juice, no added sweeteners)
1 cup water
3 tbsp maple syrup, plus more to taste
2 cinnamon sticks
4 whole cloves
4 whole allspice berries
3 strips orange peel (about 3 inches each, pith removed)
¼ tsp ground ginger

For serving

orange slices, for serving (optional)
cinnamon sticks, for serving (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine the cranberry juice, water, maple syrup, cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice berries, orange peel strips, and ground ginger in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
2
Heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture just begins to steam and small bubbles form around the edges, about 8–10 minutes. Do not bring to a full boil.

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