Slow Cooker Homemade Apple Cider
Easy mulled slow cooker apple cider recipe from scratch, homemade with simple ingredients. Packed with warm spices and hint of citrus. Serve hot or cold.
Servings: 10 People
Calories: 165kcal
Ingredients
- 8 Apples Washed, Cored, Cut into quarters, Use combination of red and green
- 1 Orange Washed, Cut into big chunks
- 4 Cinnamon sticks
- 1.5 teaspoon Cloves Use whole and not powder form
- 1 teaspoon Allspice Use whole and not powder form
- 2 Star anise Optional
- 4 cups Water
- 5 cups Apple juice Unsweetened
- ¼-1/3 cup Brown sugar Adjust according to your taste
Instructions
- In a crockpot, add apples, orange, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, star anise, water, apple juice and mix everything together.
- Cover and cook on High for 3-4 hours.
- Then, use a potato masher to roughly mash the apples and oranges.
- Add brown sugar.
- Cover and cook on Low heat for another 1 hour.
- Strain the juice through a cheesecloth or fine mesh strainer into a large pot or pitcher. You can press it down with a spoon to really squeeze out all the juices through the mesh.
- Pour in cups and garnish with some apple slices and cinnamon sticks.
- Serve hot or cold. Enjoy!
Notes
- Add spices in spice bag which will make cleanup easier.
- Don't boil this drink because that can cause it to taste bitter.
- If you don't have all the whole spices on hand, use 1-2 chai tea bags, which will help provide those flavors.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container or pitcher in the fridge for up to 1 week.
- Read additional tips and variations above.
Nutrition
Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 318mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 108IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1mg