Caramel Apple Cider – Super Healthy Kids

This scrumptious and comforting Homemade Caramel Apple Cider is absolute perfection. We sweetened it with pureed dates, giving it a wealthy caramel taste. It is spiced excellent, not too candy, and is one in every of our favourite methods to heat up on chilly nights.

The Very Best Caramel Apple Cider

I do know that scorching chocolate most likely holds the title as the preferred beverage on chilly winter nights. But for me personally- I’ll select a heat mug of spiced cider any day of the week. For the previous few years, I’ve been utilizing date caramel to sweeten my apple cider. It provides the right quantity of sweetness, a wealthy caramel taste, and thickens it simply so (to not point out a lift of fiber and antioxidants). It’s completely scrumptious and really easy to make.

Ingredients You’ll Need to Make Caramel Apple Cider:

• Apple Juice– We used 100% pure pressed apple juice. Avoid utilizing apple juice with added sugars.
• Dates– We use Medjool dates to sweeten this caramel apple cider. It provides a scrumptious caramel-like richness and thickens the cider ever so barely. It’s scrumptious!! You don’t get any ‘date’ taste. However, you possibly can sweeten with brown sugar should you favor.
• Cinnamon Sticks– We simmered our cider with cinnamon sticks, however you could possibly additionally add a teaspoon of floor cinnamon.
• Ground cloves, allspice and cardamom– I discovered this to be the right mixture of spices, however you possibly can mess around along with your favourite mixture. Ground nutmeg or ginger would even be yummy!

How to Make Caramel Apple Cider:

1. Make the date caramel. Add 8 -10 pitted dates and 1/4 cup water to a excessive pace blender. Puree till clean, including extra water a bit at a time if crucial. Set apart.
2. Make the cider. In a big saucepan, add the apple juice, cinnamon sticks, and floor spices. Bring to a boil, then cut back the warmth to medium low and simmer for 20 minutes.
3. Add the caramel. Whisk in about half of the date caramel. Taste, and add extra caramel till you attain desired sweetness.
4. Serve. Pour the cider into serving mugs. Top with whipped cream and floor nutmeg if desired. Enjoy!

Tips & Suggestions

Use different sweeteners:

If you don’t need to use date caramel, you can even sweeten your apple cider with brown sugar or maple syrup.

How to melt arduous dates:

If your dates have turn out to be too arduous, don’t toss them! Simply put the dates in a medium sized bowl and add sufficient boiling water to cowl them. Allow to soak for a minimum of 10 minutes. Drain the water and proceed with the recipe.

Serving Suggestions:

We coated the edges of our mugs in cinnamon sugar so as to add an additional little one thing. Completely pointless, however that’s the enjoyable of it! To do that, add some apple juice (or water) to a shallow bowl. To one other shallow bowl, add about 1/4 cup of granulated sugar and 1/2 teaspoon floor cinnamon. We additionally added a little bit of turbinado sugar for a little bit of sparkle. Stir to mix. Take the rim of your mug and dip it into the apple juice. Allow the surplus to drip off, then roll it within the cinnamon sugar.

We then topped our apple cider with whipped cream, floor nutmeg, a drizzle of caramel, and a skinny slice of apple.

Store leftover date caramel in an hermetic container within the fridge for 1-2 weeks.

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