Recipe
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.
Photo by Susanna Mostaghim
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.