Description
Warm up with this delightful Instant Pot Pumpkin Apple Cider, blending the sweetness of apples with rich pumpkin flavor for a cozy beverage.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 apples
- I used 3 Honey Crisp and 3 Granny Smith
- sliced into rounds
- ½ lemon
- sliced into rounds
- ½ orange
- sliced into rounds
- 6 cups water
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 star anise
- optional
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 1 ⅓ cups pumpkin puree
- ½ tbsp pumpkin spice
Instructions
- Add the sliced apples, lemon, orange, water, cinnamon sticks, and star anise to the Instant Pot.
- Close the lid and set the valve to sealing. Cook on Manual for 30 minutes.
- Once cooking is complete, perform a quick release of steam.
- Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl, discarding solids.
- Stir in the vanilla extract, maple syrup, pumpkin puree, and pumpkin spice until well combined.
- Serve warm, and enjoy your delicious cider!
Notes
You can adjust the sweetness by adding more maple syrup to taste. For a spicier version, increase the amount of pumpkin spice.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Pressure Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 27 g
- Sodium: 10 mg
- Fat: 0.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: Instant Pot Pumpkin Apple Cider, pumpkin cider, apple cider recipe, pumpkin spice, fall beverage