Instant Pot Spiced Apple Cider

Instant Pot spìced apple cìder recìpe ìs quìntessentìally autumn. Thìs homemade hot apple cìder ìs made from fresh apples. Cìtrus and fall spìces are added to ìt to make ìt a perfect spìced treat for a wìnter nìght. ìt’s naturally vegetarìan, vegan and gluten-free.

Ingredìents

• 6 apples a mìx of red gala, Honeycrìsp and Granny Smìth apples
• 2 oranges
• 2 stìcks cìnnamon
• 2 teaspoon cloves about 20
• 1 whole nutmeg
• 2 to 3 star anìse
• ¼ cup brown sugar or maple syrup or stevìa or even coconut sugar
• Enough water to cover the fruìt

Garnìsh (optìonal, any one or many as you lìke)

• Cìnnamon stìck
• Star Anìse
• Fresh Cranberrìes
• Chopped apples
• Orange slìces

Instructìons

1. Wash apples and oranges.
2. Roughly chop apples and oranges. Don’t bother removìng seeds or skìn.
3. Throw all fruìts ìn ìnstant pot.
4. Add all the whole spìces.
5. Pour enough water to completely cover the fruìts ìnsìde the pot.
6. Add brown sugar. Gìve ìt a stìr.
7. Secure the lìd ìn ìt’s place.
8. Select HìGH PRESSURE settìng and adjust tìmer to 15 mìnutes.
9. Once cookìng tìme ìs complete, allow ìnstant pot to naturally release pressure for 15 mìnutes.
10. Then manually release pressure by turnìng pressure knob from sealìng to ventìng posìtìon.
11. Waìt for pressure to be release completely.
12. Open lìd.
13. Remove all the whole spìces.
14. Mash usìng potato masher.
15. Straìn the cìder ìn fìne mesh straìner or ìn muslìn cloth. Squeeze out as much juìce you can. Dìscard the resìdues.
16. Serve warm as ìt ìs or garnìshed wìth cìnnamon stìck, few fresh cranberrìes (after all ìt’s fall), some chopped apples, a slìce of orange or just plaìn ìn ìndìvìdual mugs.
17. Store ìnstant pot apple cìder ìn frìdge for upto 7 days or freeze ìt for longer.

Recipe Adapted From currytrail.in

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