Hallie LOVES hot apple cider. She was really excited when I said I was going to make it for our Halloween party. I usually make it with apple juice, other ingredients and spices in the crock pot. I guess I could share that "recipe" sometime but I am really excited that I figured out a way to make some instant cider. Now we can enjoy it one cup at a time without having to make a huge pot.
I did some searching on the Internet and found a couple of recipes, but they all called for instant tea. I didn't want spice tea. I played around a little and came up with this recipe.
The good thing about this recipe is that I can find the ingredients here in China (except maybe some of the spices).
The bad thing is I am not sure if you can find all the ingredients in the US. But if you live in the US, you can find instant cider packets.
The main ingredient is apple instant drink mix. I used the Nestle brand because it is a little cheaper, but the Tang brand would work well too. I am not sure if you can find anything like this in the US.
I also used some Orange Tang (Nestle brand) and Lemon Tang. You could use some lemonade or leave out the lemon stuff.
Mix together 1 1/2 cups of apple Tang (or Nestle) drink mix
!/2 Cup of Orange Tang (or other brand) drink mix
and 1/4 Cup of lemonade Tang
Add
1 to 1/12 tsp of cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves and
1/4 tsp. allspice
I also added a pinch of ground ginger
Mix well
To make a cup of cider, use 4 teaspoons of mix and add boiled water to a mug.
Let me know what you think.
Instant Hot cider:
11/2 (1.5) Cups of Apple Tang
1/2 Cup of Orange Tang
1/4 C. lemon Tang
1-11/2 tsp. ground Cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. ground allspice
pinch of ground ginger
Mix well and store in air tight container
To make the cider, use 4 teaspoons of mix and add hot water.
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