Hot Mulled Apple Cider (Slow Cooker)
This Hot Mulled Apple Cider in the slow cooker is a must-have drink during the holidays! Made with cinnamon, orange peel, allspice, star anise, cloves and cardamom, it will warm and fill the soul.
Hot Mulled Apple Cider:
- What is it? It is apple cider that is flavored with spices and citrus. And it simmers in a slow cooker or on the stove for a couple of hours, to let all the flavors marry so it has a “spiced” taste to it — that’s where the “mulled” comes into play. Also, this drink is typically served warm.
Ingredients For This Hot Apple Cider:
- Apple Cider – Use fresh apple cider or unfiltered apple juice for the best results. I do not recommend things like sparkling, spiced or hard cider.
- Mulling Spices – For convenience, I use a delicious store bought one from World Market. (The link to purchase is below).
- Orange – Add 1 sliced orange to the slow cooker. However, the orange will break down and you will need to strain it out before serving. If you want to avoid this step, that is fine, it will just have some faint orange floaties in it.
- Fresh Ginger – Peel and cut into small disks.
- Optional Garnishes – I like to garnish the drinks with an apple slice, orange slice and a couple of fresh cranberries.
- Spiking the Drink – To individual glasses, you can add some whiskey, rum, brandy or bourbon.
- Note – This recipe is designed for the slow cooker, but you can also simmer the cider covered, on low heat, on the stove for 2-3 hours.
And, for more fun drink ideas, please give these a try:
- Christmas Cranberry Mimosas
- Apple Cider Mimosa
- Apple Pie Espresso Frappuccino
- Empress Pear-Rosemary Gin Cocktail
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Hot Mulled Apple Cider (Slow Cooker)
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Total Time: 4 hours 5 minutes
- Yield: 16 servings 1x
Description
This Hot Mulled Apple Cider in the slow cooker is a must-have drink during the holidays! Made with cinnamon, orange peel, allspice, star anise, cloves and cardamom, it will warm and fill the soul.
Ingredients
- 1 gallon Fresh Apple Cider, or unfiltered Apple Juice
- 1 large Orange, sliced into 1/4” slices
- 1 knob Fresh Ginger, peeled and sliced
- 1 6 oz bag World Market Mulling Spices
- Optional: To individual glasses, you can add some whiskey, rum, brandy or bourbon.
- Optional: Garnish with additional orange slices, apple slices and cranberries
Instructions
- Add: To a slow cooker, add the cider or apple juice. Next, add the ginger and orange slices.
- Spice Sachet: Add 6 tablespoons of the mulling spices to a double layer of cheesecloth or paper coffee filter, gather it up into a sachet, and tie closed with kitchen twine. Add to the slow cooker.
- Cook: Cover and cook until the flavors meld, 4 hours on low.
- Discard: Remove the fruit and spice ball from the slow cooker.
- Garnish: Keep warm and serve in mugs garnished with orange slices, apple slices, and/or a couple of cranberries.
- Optional: To individual glasses, you can add some whiskey, rum, brandy or bourbon.
- Category: Breakfast, Brunch, Drinks
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Apple Recipes, Cranberry Recipes, Fall, Fruit, Gluten-Free Recipes, Holiday Recipes, Low Sodium, Low-Fat, Orange Recipes, Recipes for a Crowd, Recipes for Parties, Slow Cooker Recipes, Winter
NOTE:
- The Mulling Spices are available at World Market or you can get these Mulling Spices or these Olde Tradition Spice: Mulling Spices in Tea Bags which is a best seller from Amazon.
- My pinch bowls are from Target, but this similar set of Cravings 3 Stoneware Pinch Bowls can be found on Amazon. These Terracotta Pinch Bowls are from Amazon as well and are also a best seller.
- Lastly, these Coffee and Tea Glasses, Set of 6 or these Arc International Luminarc Bolero Mugs, Set of 4, can be found on Amazon too.
