Red Meat Allergy Friendly Spiced Mulled Apple Cider

Total time30 min

Prep time5 min

Cook time25 min

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Red Meat Allergy Friendly Spiced Mulled Apple Cider

Warm, fragrant, and deeply comforting, this spiced apple cider is the kind of drink that makes a cold evening feel instantly cozier. Fresh apple cider gets a long, gentle simmer with Ceylon cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and cloves — whole spices that slowly release their warmth without any shortcuts or artificial flavoring. A touch of pure maple syrup rounds out the sweetness, and you can dial it up or down to suit your taste. Since every single ingredient here is naturally plant-based and free from any meat-derived additives, there's zero guesswork about what's in your mug. That matters more than it might seem — some flavored syrups and commercial spice blends can contain unexpected animal-derived ingredients, so making this from scratch puts you fully in control. Straining out the whole spices before serving gives you a silky-smooth, beautifully clear drink that looks as good as it tastes. Garnish with a fresh apple slice and a cinnamon stick for a presentation that's effortlessly impressive.

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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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