Beef Free Spiced Mulled Apple Cider

Total time30 min

Prep time5 min

Cook time25 min

4.6

(16)

Warm, fragrant, and deeply comforting, this spiced apple cider is the kind of drink that makes a cold evening feel like a celebration. Fresh apple cider gets a long, slow simmer with Ceylon cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and cloves — a combination that fills your kitchen with an aroma that's almost better than the drink itself. A touch of pure maple syrup rounds out the spices with gentle sweetness, and you can dial it up or down to suit your taste. Every single ingredient here is naturally plant-based and completely free of any animal products, so there's nothing to second-guess or swap out. The key is keeping the heat low and patient — you want the spices to bloom slowly into the cider rather than boil off their delicate notes. Strained into a mug and garnished with a fresh apple slice and a cinnamon stick, it looks as inviting as it tastes. This is the kind of recipe you'll find yourself coming back to all season long.

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Ingredients

4 servings

4 cups fresh apple cider (not fermented or hard cider)
2 ceylon cinnamon sticks
1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
4 whole green cardamom pods, lightly crushed
3 whole cloves
1 tbsp pure maple syrup, or more to taste

For serving

2 fresh apple slices, for serving (optional)
1 ceylon cinnamon stick, for serving (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine the apple cider, Ceylon cinnamon sticks, ginger slices, cardamom pods, and cloves in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Warm until the cider just begins to steam and small bubbles form at the edges, about 5 minutes — do not let it boil.
2
Reduce the heat to low and simmer gently, uncovered, for 20 minutes, until the cider is deeply fragrant and the spices have fully infused.

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