Chaga Spiced Cider Recipe

This homemade chaga spiced cider is to die for! The chaga imbues the cider with a sweet and earthy flavor. It’s incredibly easy to make, plus it makes your kitchen smell like an autumnal wonderland! With superfood ingredients like chaga, cloves, ginger and star anise, this recipe is a surefire way to bring some health to your holiday!

Tips

I recommend using local apple cider if you can, the flavor is incomparable! However, if you can’t find local apple cider, any will suffice. If you can’t find cider at all, you can use apple juice but the flavor won’t be as robust as it would with cider.

If you can’t find whole spices, ground will also work. Make sure you have some cheesecloth to strain out the ground spices if you use this method.

Ingredients needed:

½ gallon of Apple Cider

1 whole orange, sliced

1-2 cinnamon sticks (or 1 tsp ground cinnamon)

3 star anise (or 1 tsp ground anise)

1 tsp whole cloves (or 1 tsp ground cloves)

6 Birch Boys Chaga Chunks

4 slices of fresh ginger (or 1 tsp ground ginger)

Yields ½ Gallon

Instructions:

Crockpot Method

Combine all ingredients in a crockpot and slow cook for 4 hours on low.

Remove whole spices (or if you used ground spices, strain through cheesecloth if desired), and serve garnished with an orange slice.

Stovetop Method

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and heat on low medium for 1 hour. The most important thing to remember is to not let the mixture boil!

Remove whole spices (or if you used ground spices, strain through cheesecloth if desired), and serve garnished with an orange slice.

Feel free to spike individual ciders as desired!

Leftover cider can be stored for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.

Estimated Nutritional Information Per 1 Cup

Calories: 161 | Fat Content: 0.5g | Carbohydrate Content: 40.1g | Protein Content: 1.5g | Sodium Content: 10mg | Fiber Content: 2.2g | Sugar Content: 28.8g