Slow Cooker Hot Apple Cider
I’m going to be honest with y’all, this slow cooker hot apple cider is my regular hot apple cider recipe that I adapted to my slow cooker. Â I love cooking holiday beverages in the slow cooker because I can leave them on warm all day while people are coming in and out and they will have a warm drink all day long. Â This hot apple cider will make your house smell amazing and get everyone in the holiday mood! Â We always make this when we’re decorating Christmas cookies.
Gather your ingredients:
- 6 medium/large apples (I use whatever is on sale)
- 1 small orange
- 1 vanilla bean or 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cinnamon sticks or 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3 whole cloves
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- cheese cloth or fine strainer
Get to cooking:
- Cut the apples and orange into quarters and add to the crock pot.
- Add cinnamon sticks, vanilla bean, and cloves. Add enough water to cover the fruit.
- Cook on high heat 3-4 hours.
- After the cider is finished cooking, carefully scoop out the fruit and strain the liquid into a heat-proof bowl.
- Once all of the particles are strained out of the liquid, add the liquid back to the crock pot to keep warm and discard the solids.
- Add 2 cups of water and sugar. Â I used 1/2 cup of sugar, but you can adjust to your, personal, taste.
- Keep in crock pot on “warm” all day 🙂  You can refrigerate for about a week or freeze for several months.
That sounds so good. Perfect for chilly winter nights.
Sounds like a gret recipe to try during the chilly months.
My husband loves apple cider. That is a good way to make it and it would smell great.
OOOOOkay so that’s how it’s made…..I am having a Christian Columbus moment here, bear with me….LOL
This sounds heavenly I love hot apple juice so this would probably taste just as good!
Awesome! I’d love to try making an apple cider. It’s definitely something that I don’t mind drinking regularly!
i never thought about using my slow cooker to make hot apple cider. i am going to need to try this
Oh my, that looks so yummy!
Looks absolutely good. My hubby was a huge fan of apple cider
Such wonderful recipe. My mom would love it.
Looks yummy and delicious! My husband and I really love apples.
That sounds easy to cook at home. Thanks for sharing
I love apple cider, but I’ve never tried making it on my own. I would love to try your recipe.
I love Apple cider! It sure does have a really nice aroma when you add cinnamon and vanilla on it.
I’m not much of a cider drinker, but it might be good to have for guests.
ooooh Yum! On a cold nigh there’s nothing better. Your picture of the apples is really good. I can taste it just looking at those apples.
What a perfecy cold weather drink. Sounds delish!!
Omg nothing better than a glass of cider on a cold evening! So giving your recipe a try!
Sounds delicious – pinned and shared.
This sounds delicious! Who doesn’t love homemade hot apply cider? I am definitely going to make this for our next family night. Thanks for sharing with us at Merry Monday this week!
I love hot apple cider! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
This sounds so good! I bet it smells heavenly too… I can’t wait to try it!
Yum! And I bet this makes the house smell LOVELY!!! Perfect snowy day recipe.
Your Slow Cooker Hot Apple Cider looks awesome! Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen