Name: How to Make Sparkling Cider
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 can frozen apple juice concentrate; 1 liter seltzer water (make it yourself in a Soda Stream, or buy a bottle)

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Sparkling cider is a New Year’s Eve tradition in my home, but instead of buying it, like I used to, I now make my own. It’s a lot cheaper that way.

Here’s the recipe, if you’d like to make some, too.

Sparkling Cider Recipe

Prep Time:

2 mins

Ingredients:

(1) can frozen apple juice concentrate
(1) liter seltzer water (make it in a Soda Stream, or buy a bottle)

What You Do:

Pour the apple juice concentrate into a pitcher.

Then, add the seltzer, and stir to combine. We have a Soda Stream, so I just carbonated a bottle of water to make my own seltzer.

Serve your sparkling cider immediately, or chill it for later. If you store your sparkling cider in a sealed container, it’ll hold its carbonation, just like the store-bought stuff.

Want to make sparkling grape juice or sparkling cranberry juice instead? Just swap in a can of grape or cranberry juice concentrate for the apple. Easy!

Soda Stream sent me my soda maker several years back, but I see them all the time at thrift stores, so they’re easy enough to pick up on the cheap, if you’d like to add one to your kitchen collection.