# Homemade Apple Cider

A simple recipe for making delicious homemade apple cider.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 lbs apples
- 1 orange
- 0.5 tsp cloves
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 0 water
- 0.33 cup maple syrup

## Instructions

1. Remove the core of 4-5 lbs of apples.
2. Quarter an orange.
3. Add apples, orange quarters, 1/2 tsp of cloves and 2-3 cinnamon sticks to a pot.
4. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 1 hour.
5. Mash everything up.
6. Bring back to a boil and simmer for 1 more hour.
7. Strain the cider through a fine mesh strainer.
8. Add 1/3 cup of maple syrup then check for sweetness. Add more if necessary.
9. Bring it back to a boil. At this point you can skim the foam off the top if you prefer.

## Equipment

- knife
- corer
- pot
- lid
- mesh strainer
- wooden spoon
- measuring cup

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhyteelephant/video/7283260878919716102
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/012cd98a-e3c7-40ea-929b-3a1144fe54c9
- Extracted: 2025-01-16

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