Hot Buttered Apple Cider Crock Pot Food

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.

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.

BUTTERED APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Mix 1 stick softened butter, 1/4 cup light brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon each ground nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves until combined. Put the butter on a piece of plastic wrap and roll into a 1-inch-thick log; wrap and chill 1 hour. Pour 3 cups apple cider into a slow cooker; cover and heat on high for 1 hour. Divide 1 cup bourbon among 6 glasses. Top each with hot cider and a slice of the spiced butter.
• If you don't have a slow cooker, keep these drinks warm in a saucepan on the stovetop over low heat.

CROCK POT APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Add cloves to a spice bag and place in crock pot.
• Add all other ingredients to crock pot. Stir and Cover.
• Cook on LOW for 2 hours.
• Serve.
• Optional: for an adult beverage add a shot of brandy

HOT BUTTERED APPLE CIDER (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• In slow cooker on low heat, cook apple cider with syrup for 20 minutes or until steaming. In small bowl, combine butter, nutmeg and allspice. Mix well. Pour cider into mugs and top with a teaspoon of the spiced butter. Enjoy!

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.

RED-HOT APPLE BUTTER CROCK POT

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in a crockpot.
• Cook on high about 12-18 hours.
• Sometimes it takes longer, depending on thickness of the applesauce.
• Cook until it turn dark brown and thickens.
• It can be stored in the refrigerator or canned in a water bath for 20 minute.

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.

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.

EASY HOT BUTTERED APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Rinse out and squeeze out 12-inch square of cheesecloth. Wrap ginger, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, and Sichuan peppercorns in cheesecloth. Using piece of kitchen twine, tie into packet.
• Pour cider into large nonreactive saucepan and add spice bundle. Bring to simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.
• Ladle cider into warmed mugs. Add dry cinnamon stick to each mug and spike with Calvados or Applejack, if desired. Top each with pat of butter. Serve hot.

HOT APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• In a saucepan bring first 5 ingredients to a simmer (cider - cinnamon stick); cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Stir in lemon juice.
• Ladle cider into 8 mugs, floating a cube of butter n top of each and then garnish each mug with a cinnamon stick.