Chicken 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 an occasion. Fresh apple cider gets a long, slow simmer with Ceylon cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and cloves until every sip is layered with cozy, aromatic flavor. A touch of pure maple syrup rounds out the spices without overwhelming the natural sweetness of the apple base. The whole process is completely plant-based and free from any meat or poultry — just honest, wholesome ingredients doing beautiful work together. Ceylon cinnamon is worth seeking out here; its softer, more floral character plays especially well with the brightness of fresh ginger and the floral warmth of cardamom. Straining everything into mugs at the end gives you a silky-smooth drink that looks as good as it tastes, especially with a fresh apple slice and a cinnamon stick tucked in for presentation. This is the kind of recipe you'll want to keep on rotation from the first cool snap of autumn straight through to the new year.

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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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