Homemade Crock Pot Apple Cider Food

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.

EASY APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, combine apple cider and cinnamon sticks. Wrap allspice and cloves in a small piece of cheesecloth, and add to pot. Stir in brown sugar. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, and keep warm.

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.

HOMEMADE CROCK-POT APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Chop apples and orange into large chunks keeping the peels on.
• Put apples, orange, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, ginger in the slow cooker.
• Fill the slow cooker with enough water to cover all of the apples. It should fill it pretty much to the brim of the pot.
• Turn it on low and put the lid on.
• Allow to brew for 8-12 hours. (12 hours is best and even longer would be fine too!)
• Take a potato masher and mash all of the apples up. Strain the cider through a fine mesh sieve or through cheesecloth for a more clear cider.
• Add sweetener of choice to taste for your sweetness level.
• Store left over cider in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

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.

SOUTHERN CROCK POT APPLE BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine apples and apple cider in crock pot.
• Cover and cook on low heat for 10-12 hours.
• Puree and then return the mixture to the crock pot and add sugar, cinnamon, and cloves.
• Cover, and cook on low for 1 hour.
• Apple Butter will keep for several weeks in your refrigerator or you can pour into hot, sterilized jars and seal.
• Can also be frozen in freezer containers.

HOMEMADE APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Add water to crock pot. Thoroughly wash apples and orange, slice them and place them in water. Top off with spices (you can always add more later).
• Cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours. About halfway through the cook time, mash the fruit with a potato masher.
• When finished cooking, strain the cider with a fine-mesh strainer. (Tip: save the mashed apples to add to soup - would be great in the Butternut Squash Apple Soup recipe!)
• Add sweetener to taste and more of chosen spices if desired. Serve hot.

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.

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.

SHORTCUT SLOW-COOKER APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Thoroughly wash and dry the apples. Cut each apple into 8 wedges (skins, seeds and stems included) and transfer to a 7-quart slow cooker. Add the cloves, cinnamon sticks and 12 cups water. Cook on high, covered, for 4 hours.
• Remove the lid and carefully crush the apples with a potato masher. Cover again and cook on high for another 2 hours.
• Set a large, fine-mesh strainer over a large stockpot. In batches, ladle the apple mixture into the strainer and use the back of the ladle to press down on the apple pulp to extract the liquid. Discard the pulp. Stir in 1/2 cup of the brown sugar until completely dissolved. Taste and add additional sugar if needed.
• Serve the apple cider hot or allow it to cool fully, then serve it chilled over ice.

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 APPLE CIDER AND HARD CIDER

Steps:

• 1. Wash apples to remove any dirt/chemicals etc. Cut apples into 4 parts (original recipe said that you can keep seeds in it and others say to remove, you can decide which you prefer). Put into crock pot. Add spices and cover apples with water, do not have to be completely submerged as apples will cook down. Mix everything around to blend ingredients. Cook for 8-10 hours on low for stronger flavor, stirring it occasionally. Or you can cook it on high for 4-5 hours stirring it every hour. Mash with potato masher. Strain out cider. Now this is where you have options. I have heard everything from straining it through a cotton pillowcase, straining it through a colander a couple times, or even a mesh strainer. One author said they liked the bits of apple in their cider another said they wanted it all removed. So strain to your preference. Bottle.
• 2. Now as for the spices in the ingredient list I have found cider recipes cooked with honey, oranges and lemons so you can add those too if you wish. I plan to add some citrus honey to mine. As for the Hard Cider you can add rum if you like, or you can put it in a demijohn with some beer yeast and let ferment for about a month for one batch and two weeks for another for a weaker alcohol content.

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.