Hot Drinks & CidersNo. 1813 · The 2026 edition
Poison Apple Halloween Drink for Kids with Homemade Apple Cider
Conjure up a spooky poison apple drink that kids will love, starting with homemade apple cider from scratch!
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This recipe guides you through making your own apple cider, then mixing it with cranberry juice and ginger ale for a eerie Halloween treat. Perfect for kids, the drink is sweet, spicy, and visually appealing with a deep red hue reminiscent of a poison apple.
Ingredients
Directions
- Rinse the apples and orange thoroughly, then chop them into pieces. There's no need to peel, core, or remove seeds.
- Add all the chopped fruit and spices into a large pot.
- Pour in enough water to cover the fruit, then bring to a boil. Let it boil uncovered for one hour.
- After that, cover the pot and let it simmer for two hours.
- Use a potato masher to roughly mash everything in the pot.
- Keep simmering until the cider turns dark and tastes sweet and spicy. Then let it cool.
- Strain the mixture into a large pot, discarding the solids.
- Store the finished cider in the refrigerator.
- Combine the apple cider and ginger ale in a pitcher, and stir them together.
- Fill a glass with ice.
- Pour the mixture of apple cider and cranberry juice into the glass.
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