Sugar Free Apple Cider (Low Carb)
This Homemade Spiced Sugar Free Apple Cider is truly the flavor of fall! Make it super easily with just a few ingredients in a stockpot on your stovetop. Sweeten this spiced fall beverage with your favorite sugar replacement of choice to cut back on the carbs, while still keeping that delicious crave-worthy flavor.
Servings: 20 servings
Calories: 54kcal
Ingredients
- 4 pounds apples, quartered we used an assortment of honey crisp, gala and granny smith.
- 1 medium orange, quartered
- 1 gallon water 16 cups
- 8 whole cinnamon sticks or to taste
- 2 inch knob fresh ginger, sliced, optional
- 1 whole fresh nutmeg pod, optional
- 2 teaspoons whole cloves, optional
- 2 teaspoons whole allspice, optional
- 2 whole star anise pods, optional
- ½ cup Swerve brown or brown sugar replacement or to taste
- apple slices and cinnamon sticks for garnish
Instructions
- Add quartered apples and orange to the stock pot with 1 gallon of water. Add your warming spices and ginger. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cover for 2 to 2.5 hours, until apples are soft.
- Smash apples with a potato masher, then strain through a metal sieve. Discard fruit and whole spices.
- Taste, and over low heat, stir in sweetener to dissolve and adjust sweetener to taste. Serve warm or chilled.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Notes
- This is the best estimate we could come up with for nutrition facts, since we aren't food scientists.
- Use a mixture of sweet and tart apples!
- Please sweeten to taste, and start out slow after you strain away the fruit solids.
- All whole spices are technically optional, but highly recommended!
- Lots of water will evaporate while cooking, so you will need to add more at the end!
Nutrition
Serving: 8ounces | Calories: 54kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 67IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg