Spice Apple Cider

Ingredients:

7 medium apples, cored and quartered with skin (a mix of granny smith, honey crisp, gala)
1 orange, peeled and cut to segments

1/2 cup of fresh cranberries

8-10 whole cloves

2 cinnamon sticks

1-2 whole star anise

1/2 cup of coconut sugar to sweeten (optional)
Water

Directions:

Add ingredients to a pot, pressure cooker, or slow cooker.

Add water to cover all of the ingredients

Boil Ingredients: (stovetop: high heat for 3 hours/pressure cooker: high pressure for 15, quick release after 10 minutes/slow cooker: low heat for 4 hours.

Mash the fruit with a potato masher or fork to release the juices.

Strain Solids and serve. You may store cider without solids in an airtight container for up to 1 week or freeze for later use.