Slow Cooker Apple Cider Food

SLOW COOKER HARD CIDER

Steps:

• Pour the apple cider into a slow cooker. Tie the ginger, cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice and black peppercorns into a cheesecloth to make a sachet. Add the sachet, brown sugar and orange slices to the slow cooker. Set the slow cooker on high for 1 hour then reduce to low and continue cooking for another 4 hours. Add the gin just before serving. Serve in mugs.

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 BBQ APPLE CIDER PULLED PORK

Steps:

• Place pork into the bottom of a slow cooker and pour cider over the meat until it is covered. Add brown sugar and cinnamon, making sure they're in the cider and not on the sides of the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on Low until pork shreds easily, 7 to 12 hours.
• Transfer pork carefully to a plate or bowl, being careful it doesn't fall apart in the cider. Shred using 2 forks. Stir in barbecue sauce.

SLOW COOKER APPLE CIDER POT ROAST

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium high. Brown meat on all sides then transfer to slow cooker.
• Add cider. Sprinkle bouillon into liquid and stir to mix. Arrange onions, carrots and apples on and around meat. Sprinkle with salt.
• Cook on high 1 hour and then on low 6-8 hours, until meat can be pulled apart with a fork.

SLOW COOKER HOT CARAMEL APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• combine all ingredients except topping in a slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low setting 5-6 hours.
• Serve in mugs, drizzling a teaspoonful of topping into each mug.

SLOW-COOKED APPLE CRANBERRY CIDER

Steps:

• Place cinnamon sticks and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag. , In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the cider, cranberry juice and brown sugar add spice bag. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours or until cider reaches desired temperature. Discard spice bag.

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.