Crock Pot Apple Cider Food

CROCK POT APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Place the quartered apples, orange, lemon and cranberries into a 6 Quart Slow Cooker. Add cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, star anise (if using) and pour water over top (enough to cover the fruit).
• Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours.
• Mash the fruit with a potato masher to release the juices. Cover and cook an additional 1 hour on low.
• Carefully strain the solids from the liquids using a fine mesh sieve. Discard solids and store cider in an airtight container for up to 1 week or freeze for later use.

CROCKPOT HOT APPLE CIDER (WASSAIL)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Combine apple cider, brown sugar, ground cloves, ground allspice, cinnamon sticks, orange, orange, and cloves in a 4- to 5-quart slow cooker.
• Cover crock pot and cook on low for 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Serve in mugs, garnished with star anise, if using, and enjoy.

SLOW COOKER HOT SPICED APPLE CIDER (WASSAIL)

Steps:

• Pour apple cider into a 2.5-quart or larger Crock Pot or other slow cooker. Add cinnamon sticks.
• With a toothpick, poke holes all around the orange, about 1/2 inch to 1 inch apart. Carefully poke the cloves into the toothpick holes in the orange.
• Place orange into the cider in the slow cooker.
• Cook on low until hot and spiced through, about 4 hours. Ladle into mugs along with an ounce or so of rum if using. Place a cinnamon stick in each glass if desired and serve.

SLOW-COOKER CIDER

Steps:

• Place cinnamon, cloves and allspice on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with a string to form a bag. , Place cider and brown sugar in a 3-qt. slow cooker; stir until sugar dissolves. Add spice bag. Place orange slices on top. Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours or until heated through. Discard spice bag.

CROCK POT HOT APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a crock pot. Cover and simmer on low for 2-4 hours. Strain before serving hot. Serves 8.

CROCK POT SPICED APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in the crock pot.
• Cook on high for 2 hours, then on low for 3 hours.
• Remove the fruit and spices before serving.

CROCK POT MULLED APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Mix together the apple juice and the brown sugar in the crock pot.
• Rinse the cheesecloth and wring it dry.
• Wrap the cinnamon sticks and allspice berries in the cheesecloth and tie it securely with cotton string.
• Quarter the orange and pierce it with cloves.
• Place the spice bag and orange sections in the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on high for 2½-3 hours.
• This can be kept warm (on low) for up to 3 hours.

HOT SPICED APPLE CIDER IN A CROCK POT

Steps:

• Pour enough cider to fill crock pot to ¾ 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 ½ hours on high.
• 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.
• Serve or have guests serve themselves from the crock pot. If desired, leave a bottle of spiced rum nearby.

CROCK POT APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Place all items into a crock pot and set on low for 6 hours. After apples have coked and are soft, mash entire contents with a potato masher. Squeeze out as much juice as possible from apples and orange. Scoop out mixture and run through a fine mesh sleeve. Drink apple cider immediately or store in an air tight container.

SLOW COOKER APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Add all the ingredients to a slow cooker.
• Cover with lid and cook on low for 8-10 hours (overnight is perfect) or on high for 3-4.
• After everything is cooked and the apples are soft, mash with a potato masher until everything is nice and mushy.
• Place a regular-sized strainer into a large pot and carefully pour the contents of the slow cooker through it. You can smoosh extra juice through with a spoon or the potato masher. This will separate most of the solids from the liquid.
• Then, pour the contents in the pot back into the slow cooker through a fine strainer. This will catch any bits and pieces that may have snuck through.
• Keep on warm and serve!