Apple Cider
Homemade spiced apple cider made in a slow cooker or Instant Pot. Great for Christmas. Keywords: Cookateria, instant pot recipes, slow cooker recipes, crock pot recipes, apple cider recipe, instant pot apple cider, slow cooker apple cider, how to make apple cider at home, Christmas apple cider.
⏱️ Prep: 10 min🍳 Cook: 300 min🍽️ Makes 14
Ingredients
| 3 | apples (gala and fuji, washed) | |
| 1 | pear | |
| 1 | orange (unpeeled) | |
| 1 | orange (unpeeled) | |
| 1 | cinnamon stick | |
| 1/2 | whole nutmeg | |
| 1/2 tsp | 2.5 ml | clove seeds |
| 1/2 | star anise | |
| 6 cups | 1.4 l | water |
| up to 1/2 cup | brown sugar, to taste |
Instructions
Serves: 14 cups | Prep time: 10 minutes | Cook time: 5 hours | Total time: 5 hrs 10 mins
- Wash well the fruits, do not peel the apples and pears, the skin adds more flavor.
- Cut apples, pears and both oranges into quarters. Don't worry about removing seeds or stems.
- Add the fruits to the slow cooker (I used an Instant Pot).
- Add the cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, cloves, extra orange peel and star anise. Cover with water, filling the slow cooker until it is almost full.
- If you have an Instant Pot select the Slow Cooker function on high and program it for 4 hours.
- If you have a regular slow cooker, cook it on high for 4 hours or low for 7-8 hours.
- In both options, after 4 hours of cooking, open the slow cooker, mash the fruits, stir well and return to cooking for one extra hour on high or 2 hours on low.
- Once cooked, using a fine mesh strainer, strain out the apple cider juice and transfer into a pitcher. Stir in your desired amount of sugar until it is dissolved while the cider is still hot, taste and adjust the amount of sweetness based on your preference.
- Serve hot.
- The cider should be stored in a closed container and can be refrigerated for up to 5 days.
- Rewarm the cider before serving.