Crock Pot Apple Cider | Recipe Diaries

Today is the perfect Fall day for apple cider. Cool, crisp, and a little breeze outside. Apple cider in the crock pot is really easy too. Just tie up some whole spices and throw in some cinnamon sticks. Let it cook for 3 hours before a party. Throw in some rum if you?re feeling a little fiesty at the time too. This could be served warm or cool.

Did you know that apple cider and apple juice that you buy at the store are pretty much the same thing? They both say water, apples, and concentrate with some kind of sugar on the ingredients list. Alton Brown taught me that. He teaches me a lot. Wish his show was still on.

I was going to attempt to make my own apple cider this year. Our poor tree had a branch break on it, or the trunk did one weekend when we were both away. We didn?t know how that happened either. There was no major wind or storm that came through when we were gone either. Bummer. Next Spring, we plan on planting a new one and it will probably take away to grow back to the way it was again.

Crock Pot Apple Cider from Food.com

Servings: 12 to 15

Calories 30.2:, Carbs: 6.9g, Fiber: 0.5g, Protein: 0.1g, Fat: 0.3g

Crock Pot Apple Cider

Ingredients

• 4 usa dry quart apple cider
• 2 whole nutmegs
• 3-4 cinnamon sticks
• 1 orange
• 1/2 apple
• 20-25 whole cloves
• 3-4 pieces of crystalized ginger
• 1/4 brown sugar

Directions

Step 1

Pour enough cider to fill crock pot to ? 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 ? hours on high.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Serve or have guests serve themselves from the crock pot. If desired, leave a bottle of spiced rum nearby.

Posted in Crock Pot, Fall, Fruits

Source: http://www.recipe-diaries.com/2012/09/08/crock-pot-apple-cider/

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