Slow Cooker Cranberry Pear Cider Recipes

SLOW COOKER CRANBERRY-PEAR CIDER

Steps:

• Push cloves into the orange rind. Cut orange into quarters and place in a large slow cooker.
• Cut pears into quarters, leaving peels and cores. Place in the slow cooker, along with cranberries, cinnamon sticks, and whole nutmeg. Pour in water, cover, and cook on Low for 4 hours.
• Mash all ingredients with a whisk or potato masher. Continue to cook for 1 more hour.
• Strain all solids with a fine mesh sieve. Rinse out the slow cooker.
• Return the strained cider to the slow cooker. Pour in maple syrup and stir to combine. Add orange and pear slices, cranberries, and cinnamon sticks for garnish.

SLOW-COOKED APPLE CRANBERRY CIDER

Steps:

• Place cinnamon sticks and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag. , In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the cider, cranberry juice and brown sugar add spice bag. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours or until cider reaches desired temperature. Discard spice bag.