Warm Spiced Apple Cider | Organixx Recipe

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey adds sweetness with fewer calories than brown sugar.

cinnamon sticks

🥗Healthier: ground cinnamon

💰Cheaper: ground cinnamon

Ground cinnamon is more accessible and less expensive.

star anise

🥗Healthier: anise extract

💰Cheaper: fennel seeds

Fennel seeds provide a similar flavor profile.

whole cloves

🥗Healthier: ground cloves

💰Cheaper: ground cloves

Ground cloves are easier to use and less expensive.

Juice 3 pounds of organic apples.

Grate the zest of the oranges before peeling them.

Juice 2 peeled organic oranges and add the fresh orange juice to the pot with the apple juice.

If you don't have a juicer, cut apples into chunks and peel oranges.

Blend half of the oranges with half of the apples and 1/4 cup of filtered water for about a minute.

Strain the blended mixture through a nut bag and repeat with the remaining apples and oranges.

Crush 7 cardamom pods using the flat side of a knife and add them to the pot with the juice.

Add 5 cinnamon sticks to the pot.

Add 1 teaspoon of whole cloves to the pot.

Add 1 teaspoon of grated ginger root to the pot.

Add 1 teaspoon of orange zest to the pot.

Turn on the heat and bring the mixture to a gentle simmer.

Cover and let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.

Cooking Techniques

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