Homemade apple cider warms you right up on chilly fall days.
Best of all, it also makes the whole house smell incredible for an extra-cozy multi-sensory experience.
Learn how to make homemade apple cider.
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How Is Apple Cider Different From Apple Juice?
(This causes it to look darker than typical apple juice.)
What Are the Best Apples for Apple Cider?
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This recipe calls for Honeycrisp and Gala apples.
Store it in the fridge for up to two weeks.
(Tip: Use it later to make apple cider donuts!)
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What Alcohol Goes Well in Apple Cider?
Add bourbon to make anapple cider cocktail, perfect for cozy fall nights.
Other dark liquors, such as dark rum, also pair well with apple cider.
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each), quartered and roughly chopped (about 16 cups)
3cinnamon sticks
1(2-in.
Cut oranges in half crosswise, and place in a large Dutch oven.
Mash fruit:
Mash fruit with a spoon or potato masher, and stir in brown sugar.
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Strain cider:
Pour through a fine mesh strainer into a heat proof pitcher or bowl.
Cover and cook on HIGH until apples have completely softened, about 4 hours.
Mash fruit with a spoon or potato masher.
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Cover and cook on HIGH until flavors meld, about 1 hour.
Pour through a fine-mesh strainer into a heatproof pitcher.
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Credit:Jen Causey; Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall
Credit:Jen Causey; Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall
