Gather up some apples and make a delicious batch of apple cider. While traditional cider is made with a cider press, this recipe makes hot cider in a slow cooker. Just drop the apples (and some spices) into your slow cooker, add water, and a few hours later — voilà! Fresh apples are at markets now, so grab some while they’re still fresh.
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Hot Apple Cider
Description
Gather up some apples and make a delicious batch of apple cider. While traditional cider is made with a cider press, this recipe makes hot cider in a slow cooker. Just drop the apples (and some spices) into your slow cooker, add water, and a few hours later — voilà! Fresh apples are at markets now, so grab some while they’re still fresh.
Ingredients
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- 12 red apples, cored and cubed
- 2 green apples, cored and cubed
- 1⁄2 orange, sliced
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled
- 2 tsp whole cloves
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 8 cups water
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Place the apples, cinnamon sticks, ginger, cloves, and salt in a large slow cooker or stock pot. Pour water over the apples.
- Cover and cook (on high in slow cooker, over low flame in stock pot) for at least 4 hours, up to 24 hours.
- Remove the solids from the cider, pressing the pulp to extract as much liquid as possible.
- Whisk in the brown sugar until dissolved.
- Serve hot, or store in the refrigerator to serve later.
