Slow-Cooked Apple Cranberry Cider

Total Time:Prep: 5 min. Cook: 2 hours

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Kathy Wells, Brodhead, Wisconsin

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Sep. 09, 2022

Buffets are my favorite way to feed a crowd. This fruity cider can be made ahead, then kept warm in a slow cooker so people can serve themselves. —Kathy Wells, Brodhead, Wisconsin

TEST KITCHEN APPROVED

Slow-Cooked Apple Cranberry Cider

Yield:11 cups
Prep:5 min
Cook:2 hours

Ingredients

  • 3 cinnamon sticks (3 inches), broken
  • 1 teaspoon whole cloves
  • 2 quarts apple cider or juice
  • 3 cups cranberry juice
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
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Directions

  1. Place cinnamon sticks and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag.
  2. In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the cider, cranberry juice and brown sugar add spice bag. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours or until cider reaches desired temperature. Discard spice bag.
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