Homemade Apple Cider Recipe: Made in the Ninja Foodi

The Ultimate Guide to Homemade Apple Cider in Your Ninja Foodi

This cozy pressure cooker apple cider brings the warmth of autumn right into your RV! Made with fresh apples, aromatic spices, and a hint of orange, this simple recipe creates a soul-warming drink that fills your home on wheels with the delightful aromas of Fall. Ready in under 45 minutes, it's the perfect treat for chilly evenings at the campsite.

Make extra to store - if you can resist drinking it all at once!

Choosing Your Apples

The beauty of this recipe lies in its flexibility! Sweet Honeycrisp apples will give you a dessert-like cider, while tart Granny Smiths create a more complex flavor. My secret? Mix and match! I love combining three varieties: sweet, tart, and aromatic.

• Sweet apples like Golden Delicious or Honey Crisp for natural sweetness

• Pink Lady for a balanced flavor

• Granny Smith apples for tartness and depth

Visit local farms or your grocery store during apple season for the freshest picks. Each kind of apple brings its own character to your homemade cider recipe, creating a complexity you won't find in store-bought varieties.

Let's Gather Up the Ingredients

• 8 fresh apples (mixed varieties as suggested above)

• 5 whole cinnamon sticks

• 2 teaspoons whole cloves

• ¼ - ½ cup brown sugar

• 8 cups of water

• 2 oranges

Equipment Needed:

• Ninja Foodi pressure cooker- any pressure cooker will work, but this is the brand I use and I can't recommend it enough.

• Fine mesh strainer  or cheesecloth

• Potato masher- I love to use a silicone masher like this one so that I don't scratch the non-stick liner of my pressure cooker.

• Sealable glass jars for storage

Now Let's Get Cooking

Wash your fresh apples thoroughly. If you're lucky enough to source them from an apple orchard, even better!

Quarter the apples and oranges - no need to remove peels or cores as we will be discarding them later.

Place the fruit in your Ninja Foodi and add enough water just to cover the top. Be sure not to go past the fill line.

Add whole cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, and brown sugar

Seal your Foodi and select:

   - For quick results: HIGH pressure for 20 minutes

   - For slow cooker apple cider: LOW for 6-8 hours

After cooking, use your potato masher to press the cooked apples to a pulp

Strain the mixture through your fine-mesh strainer

That's all there is to it! You've just made your own homemade apple cider!

Serving Suggestions

Fresh apple cider can be enjoyed in multiple ways:

• Serve hot for those cozy winter gatherings or over ice for warm autumn afternoons

• Transform into hard cider with proper fermentation

• Use in fall cocktails

• Freeze for later use

Storage Tips

How long does apple cider last in the fridge:

• Keep in an airtight container or sealable glass jars

• Refrigerate leftover apple cider for up to 7 days

• For hot cider, reheat only what you'll consume

How to freeze apple cider:

• Freeze in containers with headspace for expansion

• Label with date and apple variety used

• Thaw in the refrigerator when ready to use

Why Choose Homemade Over Store-Bought?

Making your own apple cider offers several advantages:

• Control over sweetness (adjust brown sugar to taste)

• Selection of apple juice base from specific varieties

• Customizable warm spices blend

• No preservatives or additives

• Perfect way to use apple orchard hauls

• Makes your whole RV/house smell amazing

Tips for Success

1. Mix at least three types of apples

2. Start with less brown sugar - you can always add more

3. Double-strain through your fine-mesh strainer

4. Make a large batch - this easy apple cider recipe freezes well

5. Consider visiting local farms for the freshest apples

Seasonal Considerations

Fall is apple season - making it the perfect time for cozy beverages like this delicious homemade apple cider. During chilly fall days, nothing beats the comfort of hot cider simmering in your Ninja Foodi. Whether you're using an Instant Pot, slow cooker, or pressure cooking function, the result is the same - a house filled with the irresistible aromas of autumn.

Creative Uses

Your apple cider can become:

• Cooking liquid for braising meat in the fall and winter months 

• Hot apple cider punch for gatherings

• Unique gift in sealable glass jars

• Starting point for homemade hard cider

• The base for Fall favorites like these Baked Apple Cider Donuts

Whether you're parked beneath autumn leaves in Vermont or watching the desert sunset in Arizona, this pressure cooker apple cider recipe brings the comfort of home wherever your wheels take you.

It's become our favorite way to welcome new camping neighbors and create memories with fellow travelers. There's something special about sharing a warm mug of homemade cider around the campfire, swapping stories of the road, and embracing the simple joys of RV living.

So fire up that pressure cooker, fill your RV with the sweet aroma of apples and spices, and prepare to make some camping memories that'll last long after the cider's gone.

More recipes to enjoy as Fall rolls around

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