Carrageenan Free Warm Spiced Apple Cider
Warm, fragrant, and deeply comforting, this spiced apple cider is the kind of drink that makes a cold afternoon feel like a celebration. Fresh ginger, cinnamon sticks, fennel seeds, and whole cloves steep gently into unfiltered apple cider, building layers of flavor that no store-bought version can match. Speaking of store-bought — many packaged ciders and juice blends sneak in additives and stabilizers that can be a real problem if you're avoiding carrageenan, so making it from scratch is genuinely the smarter move here. The process is simple: warm, simmer, sweeten with honey, and strain. A touch of honey rounds out the spice beautifully, and you can dial it up or down depending on how sweet your cider already is. Thin apple slices floated on top make it feel a little fancy without any extra effort. It's the kind of recipe you'll want to keep on rotation all season long.
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4 servings
- 4 cups fresh apple cider juice or unfiltered apple juice
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 4 slices fresh ginger (each about ¼ inch thick)
- ½ tsp fennel seeds
- 3 whole cloves
- 1 tbsp honey, or more to taste
For serving
- 1 medium apple, cored and thinly sliced, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the apple cider, cinnamon sticks, ginger slices, fennel seeds, and whole cloves in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Warm until the cider just begins to steam and small bubbles form around the edges, about 8–10 minutes — do not let it boil.
- 2
Reduce the heat to low and simmer gently for 10 minutes, until the cider is fragrant and the spices have fully infused.
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