Yeast 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 instantly cozier. Fresh ginger, crushed cardamom pods, whole cloves, and Ceylon cinnamon sticks slowly steep into the cider, building layers of spice that feel almost festive in the best possible way. A touch of pure maple syrup rounds everything out with gentle sweetness — no refined sugars, no fermented ingredients, nothing that could cause concern for anyone avoiding yeast. The key here is using fresh, unfermented apple cider and keeping the heat low enough to coax out all that flavor without boiling off the good stuff. It's a surprisingly simple process that rewards patience, and the payoff — a deeply infused, aromatic mug — is absolutely worth the simmer time. Served straight from the strainer into a warm mug with a fresh apple slice and a cinnamon stick, it looks as beautiful as it tastes.

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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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