Crock Pot Apple Cider Recipes

CROCKPOT APPLE CIDER RECIPE

Steps:

• Core and slice the apples into quarters
• Slice the orange into thin slices
• Combine all ingredients in the bowl of your Crock Pot slow cooker
• Cook on low for 8 hours
• After 8 hours scoop the fruit, spices and cinnamon sticks out of the bowl and discard
• Pour the remaining liquid through a strainer to remove and large spices or chunks.
• Garnish with fruit and cinnamon sticks
• Serve warm

SLOW-COOKER CIDER

Steps:

• Place cinnamon, cloves and allspice on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with a string to form a bag. , Place cider and brown sugar in a 3-qt. slow cooker; stir until sugar dissolves. Add spice bag. Place orange slices on top. Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours or until heated through. Discard spice bag.

SLOW COOKER HOT SPICED APPLE CIDER (WASSAIL)

Steps:

• Pour apple cider into a 2.5-quart or larger Crock Pot or other slow cooker. Add cinnamon sticks.
• With a toothpick, poke holes all around the orange, about 1/2 inch to 1 inch apart. Carefully poke the cloves into the toothpick holes in the orange.
• Place orange into the cider in the slow cooker.
• Cook on low until hot and spiced through, about 4 hours. Ladle into mugs along with an ounce or so of rum if using. Place a cinnamon stick in each glass if desired and serve.

SHORTCUT SLOW-COOKER APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Thoroughly wash and dry the apples. Cut each apple into 8 wedges (skins, seeds and stems included) and transfer to a 7-quart slow cooker. Add the cloves, cinnamon sticks and 12 cups water. Cook on high, covered, for 4 hours.
• Remove the lid and carefully crush the apples with a potato masher. Cover again and cook on high for another 2 hours.
• Set a large, fine-mesh strainer over a large stockpot. In batches, ladle the apple mixture into the strainer and use the back of the ladle to press down on the apple pulp to extract the liquid. Discard the pulp. Stir in 1/2 cup of the brown sugar until completely dissolved. Taste and add additional sugar if needed.
• Serve the apple cider hot or allow it to cool fully, then serve it chilled over ice.

CROCK POT APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Add cloves to a spice bag and place in crock pot.
• Add all other ingredients to crock pot. Stir and Cover.
• Cook on LOW for 2 hours.
• Serve.
• Optional: for an adult beverage add a shot of brandy

CROCK POT HOT APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a crock pot. Cover and simmer on low for 2-4 hours. Strain before serving hot. Serves 8.

HOT SPICED APPLE CIDER IN A CROCK POT

Steps:

• Pour enough cider to fill crock pot to ¾ full. Add brown sugar. Stick whole cloves into skin of orange and apple wedges. Place apple, orange and all remaining ingredients into cheese cloth, tie with string and drop into crock pot. Bring to a boil, about 2 to 2 ½ hours on high.
• Once the cider is boiling, reduce setting to low. Keep on low for 2 hours or more before serving. Replenish with additional cider when needed; if cider is cold, return setting to high until heated.
• Serve or have guests serve themselves from the crock pot. If desired, leave a bottle of spiced rum nearby.

CROCK POT APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Place all items into a crock pot and set on low for 6 hours. After apples have coked and are soft, mash entire contents with a potato masher. Squeeze out as much juice as possible from apples and orange. Scoop out mixture and run through a fine mesh sleeve. Drink apple cider immediately or store in an air tight container.

SLOW COOKER APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Add all the ingredients to a slow cooker.
• Cover with lid and cook on low for 8-10 hours (overnight is perfect) or on high for 3-4.
• After everything is cooked and the apples are soft, mash with a potato masher until everything is nice and mushy.
• Place a regular-sized strainer into a large pot and carefully pour the contents of the slow cooker through it. You can smoosh extra juice through with a spoon or the potato masher. This will separate most of the solids from the liquid.
• Then, pour the contents in the pot back into the slow cooker through a fine strainer. This will catch any bits and pieces that may have snuck through.
• Keep on warm and serve!