Spiced Apple Cider, Crock Pot Style

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It’s the time of year for spiced – and spiked, if you’re so inclined – apple cider! The kind of cider that warms you to your toes after searching for the perfect pumpkin or hiking around the muddy Christmas tree farm. The kind of cider that is a must-have during holiday get togethers. The kind of cider that makes your house smell like fall, only cozier.

The Crock Pot is perfect for brewing up a tasty batch of hot cider. It warms slowly, so it has lots of time to absorb all the flavors. And you can just throw the ingredients in, go outside and jump in a pile of leaves or whatever, come in after a few hours, and have the perfect mug of cider waiting for you!

Here’s the recipe:

Spiced Apple Cider in the Crock Pot

2 quarts (64 oz.) apple cider
1 orange
Whole cloves (probably about 1/8 cup)
Three cinnamon sticks

Stick the cloves in the orange. It’s easiest to poke the orange all over with a toothpick first, then insert the cloves.

Doesn’t this orange look like a face? Hee. “My eye!”

 
Soon your orange should look something like this:

Tie the cinnamon sticks together with kitchen string (if you want – they can just float around separately, too), and put them together with the clove-studded orange in the Crock Pot. Pour the cider in.

Heat on low for 5-6 hours. Ladle into mugs (add a little rum now, if you want – or a lot), and enjoy!