Experience the rich, comforting aroma and robust flavors of Homemade Apple Cider with this easy and delightful recipe. Begin by selecting a variety of apples, combining sweet and tart varieties like Honeycrisp and Granny Smith for a well-rounded flavor.
Wash, core, and roughly chop the apples, keeping the peels on for added depth of flavor and color. Place the apple pieces in a large stockpot and add warm spices like cinnamon sticks, cloves, and a hint of nutmeg. Pour in enough water to cover the apples and spices.
Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer, allowing the apples to soften and release their juices while the spices infuse the liquid. As the apple cider simmers, your home will be filled with the irresistible fragrance of fall.
Once the apples are tender and the flavors have melded, strain the liquid to separate the cider from the solids. You can use a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth for a clear and smooth cider.
Sweeten the Homemade Apple Cider to your liking, adding brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup for a touch of sweetness. Adjust the spices if needed, ensuring a well-balanced and flavorful cider.
Serve the Homemade Apple Cider warm, perhaps garnished with a cinnamon stick or a slice of fresh apple. This comforting beverage is perfect for sipping on chilly autumn days, for gatherings with friends and family, or as a delightful addition to holiday festivities.
Celebrate the season with the wholesome goodness of Homemade Apple Cider—a delightful concoction that brings the essence of freshly picked apples and warm spices to your mug, creating a memorable and heartwarming experience.
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Details Homemade Apple Cider Recipes
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 3 hrs
Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 16
Yield: 1 gallon
Ingredients For Homemade Apple Cider Recipes
10 large apples, quartered
water, to cover
¾ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground allspice
Instructions: Homemade Apple Cider Recipes
Step 1: Place apples in a large stockpot; cover with water by at least 2 inches. Stir in sugar, cinnamon, and allspice. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil, uncovered, for 1 hour. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 2 hours.
Step 2: Strain apple mixture through a fine-mesh sieve; discard solids. Drain cider again through a cheesecloth-lined sieve.
Step 3: Serve warm or refrigerate cider until cold.
It was great. i'll will be doing this recipe again.
The recipe was great. Unfortunately I didn’t have any apples so I substituted potatoes instead. The potatoes ended up over cooked and the end product didn’t give me that taste from my childhood. Overall 8/10
I tried a few other recipes using whole spices and other ingredients. This is by far the easiest, yet best recipe I’ve tried! It does have a long cook time, but good things take time.
I followed the recipe using pink lady apples, it came out great, everyone loved it.
Very easy. Cut the apples up using that apple cutting gizmo you see everywhere.. used the whole apple. I followed ingredients, but not quantity because AR took off option to change recipe by serving size, so I kind of cut it in half and tasted after the 1 hour mark, then 2 hour mark adjusting sugar and spices as needed. At the time I made it we also had a gallon of cider from the apple farm we went to,, this was by far better... same apples they used too.. Making it again today.
My husband loved it, but me not so much toooo sweet
I did the recipe with already prepared cider, but I did only use 1/2 cup of sugar. I was worried because I put in powdered cinnamon and clove and I thought if might not work, since usually I use stick cinnamon and whole cloves, but it was actually very good!
As far as recipes go, this was very easy and I started to follow it exactly this first time, but then I added more water because I thought it needed it, then added extra apples after the first hour because I felt I added to much water for it to taste good. LOL I cut back on the allspice by 1/4 tsp. Wasn't too sweet or too plain or too spicy at all. It was very labor intensive when I got to the final strain though. I used a food mill the first time, then a fine mesh sieve and still had to squeeze it through cheesecloth to get it where I wanted it. Bonus was all the extra from the sieve and cheesecloth became applesauce by adding in extra sugar and cinnamon to it! I got about 3/4 of a gallon from this recipe and while I'm not a cider person, I really like this, it is very pleasant. I'd make it again, just not too soon as it too me about 6 hours from start to clean up.
This recipe was great. My family doesnt like super sweet amd our apples were sweet so i reduced the sugar to 1/2 cup ( i figured i could add more at the end if it wasnt sweet enough but i cant take it away if its too sweet) and the allspice to 1 tsp. I omitted the cinnamon due to a family members allergy. This cider turned out fabulous, it was easy to make. This cider made my home smell wonderful and is so delicious cold or slightly warmed. I would recomend that you strain twice with a strainer then once with cheesecloth i got 2 -16 oz bottles of cider from 11 apples. I used a variety of apples mostly from my fridge that were starting to wrinkle. Use the leftover cooked down apples to make apple sauce or apple butter. This recipe is a keeper and ill pop some in my freezer for sore throat season.
