Hot Apple Cider

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• ½ teaspoon whole cloves
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 4 cups unsweetened apple juice
• ½ tbsp. orange zest
• pure maple syrup,

  optional for added sweetness

Instructions

• 1 Combine spices in a sauce pan
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  medium-high heat until aromatic, about 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 2 Add the nutmeg, and stir to combine.  The, add in the apple juice and orange
  zest.  Bring to a boil.
• 3 Reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes, depending on how strong you like your
  cider.
• 4 Pour juice through a fine-mesh sieve
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  slightly.

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