This Low Calorie Apple Cider is healthy and easy to make. At just 86 calories per cup, you can enjoy your favorite apple cider without all the extra calories and sugar.
You can use this recipe to make a hot apple cider recipe, or chilled apple cider recipe.
I cut 100’s of calories and lots of added sugar by leaning on extra sweet apples, and a few other cooking tricks.
Low Calorie Apple Cider
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Ingredients for Healthy Apple Cider
This healthy apple cider drink uses extra sweet apples, so you don’t have to add excess sugar.
Making fresh apple cider is a great way to use up extra apples, make a sweet treat, and to fill your home with the best smells ever!
Shopping List for Low Sugar Apple Cider:
- Tangerines or orange
- Honeycrisp apples (any sweet apples will work)
- Pumpkin pie spice
- Dark brown sugar
- You can find the measurements in the recipe card below
Try to get organic ingredients for apple cider. The better the apples, the better the cider!
How To Make Healthy Apple Cider
Easy apple cider recipes can be made at home without any fancy equipment. All you need is a large pot and a potato masher.
You can find a low calorie recipe for Instant Pot Apple Cider in my cookbook Lose Weight With Your Instant Pot!
How To Make Skinny Apple Cider:
- To a large pot, combine the tangerine segments, apples, pumpkin pie spice, brown sugar, and water.
- Cover and simmer for 2 hours on medium-low to low heat.
- Use a potato masher to mash up the fruit in the pot.
- Strain the homemade apple cider through a fine-mesh sieve (discard the solids). Serve the cider hot or cold, tastes great both ways.
Low Calorie Apple Cider Recipe
This Low Calorie Homemade Apple Cider Recipe is only 86 calories. It’s easy and fun to make, and is the best way to fill your home with delicious Fall scents.
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Low Calorie Apple Cider
Equipment
- Large pot
Ingredients
- 2 tangerines or 1 orange peeled and segmented
- 3 Honeycrisp apples cored and thinly sliced (any sweet apples will work)
- ½ tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
- 1 quart 32 fluid ounces water
Instructions
- To a large pot, combine the tangerine segments, apples, pumpkin pie spice, brown sugar, and water.
- Cover and simmer for 2 hours on medium-low to low heat.
- Use a potato masher to mash up the fruit in the pot.
- Strain the homemade apple cider through a fine-mesh sieve (discard the solids). Serve the cider hot or cold, tastes great both ways.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Apple Cider
The nutrition and calories are based off 1 serving (1 cup) of the Homemade Apple Cider Recipe above.
Important Note: As a reminder, at Lose Weight By Eating it is my goal to make you healthier, all-natural versions of your favorite recipes… not all will be “diet worthy” depending on the diet you are on. But they will be healthier versions to help curb your cravings.
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Article History:
- Originally written and published April 5, 2021 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on September 25, 2023 by Audrey Johns
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