How to Make Spiced Apple Cider in a Slow Cooker

It’s fall, and that means it’s cider season. As the leaves change and the air gets crisper, I always turn to my lovely jug of apple cider.

But, recently I wondered how I could make it on my own from scratch, and, of course I made my own revisions to the recipe. Prepare this on Thanksgiving or in your dorm for Friendsgiving.

Spiced

• Prep Time:15 minutes
• Cook Time:4 hours
• Total Time:4 hours 15 minutes
• Servings:6-8
• Easy

Ingredients

• 8 apples
• 1 orange
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon whole allspice (optional)
• 12-16 cup water
• 1/3-2/3 cup brown sugar

• Step 1

  Wash apples and oranges and cut apples into eighths. Place in the bowl of your slow cooker.

  

• Step 2

  Stick the cloves in the orange and add it into the bowl.

  

• Step 3

  Add cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, and allspice.

  

• Step 4

  Cover with water, filling the slow cooker until it is nearly full. Cook on high heat for 3-4 hours, or on low heat for 6-8 hours.

  

• Step 5

  About an hour before the cider is done cooking, use a potato masher to mash the apple slices once they are soft. Finish cooking for one more hour.

  

• Step 6

  Strain out the apple cider juice into a clean pitcher or pot. Stir in your desired amount of sweetener until it is dissolved. Serve hot.