Homemade Apple Cider

Make Homemade Apple Cider in your slow cooker! It’ll warm you from the inside out with its amazing flavors. This is a must-have fall drink and tastes so much better when it is homemade. Great way to use up apples in the fall and your house will smell amazing!

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Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: How to make homemade apple cider recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours

Servings:

Calories: 145.72kcal

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

12 cups water
Juice from 1/2 of a lemon
12 apples quartered (use a variety of tart and sweet for a more complex flavor)
1 orange quartered
1/2 cup light brown sugar
3 cinnamon sticks
2 tsp whole cloves
2 tsp whole allspice
1 whole nutmeg

Instructions

Add the water and lemon juice to a 6-quart slow cooker. Add the quartered apples as you cut them, as well as the orange, brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice and nutmeg. Stir and cover.
Cook on LOW heat for 8-15 hours. The longer it cooks, the more flavorful it will be. Using a potato masher, mash the contents in the slow cooker. Let cool.
Ladle contents of the slow cooker into a large bowl, pouring everything through a fine-mesh strainer. Discard the solids and pour the cider into quart-size mason jars or a large pitcher. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. Warm before serving or enjoy chilled!

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