Description
A warm and fragrant spiced cider made with fresh fruits and spices in a slow cooker.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium pears, any type
- 4 medium apples, any type
- 1 large orange
- 3 cinnamon sticks (or about 6–7 inches worth)
- 2–3 whole star anise
- 2–3 slices of fresh ginger
- 1 whole nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 6 cups filtered water
- 1/3 cup (105 grams) maple syrup, agave or honey
Instructions
- Wash the apple, pears, and orange and cut them into quarters. Don’t worry about removing the stems, seeds, and peels because you will strain it all out later. Place the fruit in the bottom of your slow cooker along with the cinnamon sticks, star anise, ginger slices, nutmeg and cloves.
- Add the water to the crock pot making sure to leave about 1/2 inch of space at the top of the pot. Cook on high heat for 3-4 hours or on low heat for 6-8 hours.
- An hour before the cider is done cooking, use a potato masher to mash the fruit. Cook for another hour.
- Strain the cider through a fine-mesh strainer or cheese cloth into a clean pitcher or pot. Stir in the maple syrup or your alternative sweetener until it is dissolved and serve hot or wait for it to cool and add ice.
Notes
- For a sweeter cider, adjust the amount of maple syrup, agave or honey according to your taste.
- This recipe can be made with any combination of fruits you prefer.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6-8 hours
- Category: Beverages
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg