Crockpot Apple Cider
This crockpot apple cider is the perfect hot drink for a chilly day.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 161kcal
Equipment
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Potato Masher
- Crockpot 8-Quart
Ingredients
- 10 apples sliced and cored
- 1 orange peeled
- zest from one orange
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 6 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tablespoon whole cloves
- 2 teaspoon whole allspice
- 2 whole nutmeg
- 10 cups water
Instructions
- Slice and core the apples. Then, put all the apple slices into the crockpot. Zest the orange, and remove the remaining part of the peel. Add the zest and the peeled orange into the pot along with the cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg.
- Fill the crockpot with enough water to cover all of the apples (about 10 cups) and cook on high for 3 hours.
- Remove the apples from the crockpot and mash them using a potato masher. Add the mashed apples back into the cider and add the granulated and brown sugars. Turn the crockpot to low and cook for another 2-3 hours.
- Strain the cider with a mesh strainer or cheesecloth and discard the solids. Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
- For a sweeter cider, use a mix of Gala and Red Delicious apples for this recipe
- If you prefer a tart cider, Pink Lady or Braeburn would work well
- Other varieties you can experiment with: Fuji, Jonagold, Golden Delicious, Jonathon, McIntosh, Cortland
