Legume 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 ginger, crushed cardamom pods, whole cloves, and Ceylon cinnamon sticks slowly steep into the cider, building layers of spice that no store-bought mix can replicate. The gentle simmer — never a rolling boil — keeps the apple flavor bright and clean while the spices do their quiet, aromatic work. A touch of pure maple syrup rounds everything out with just enough sweetness, and you can dial it up or down to suit your mood. Since every ingredient here is a whole fruit, spice, or natural sweetener, there's nothing hidden to worry about — no legume-derived additives, no sneaky fillers, just honest, wholesome flavor. 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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