- 4 cups unsweetened apple juice
- 1 can (12 ounces) orange juice concentrate, thawed
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon red-hot candies
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- Fresh orange slices and cinnamon sticks, optional
Combine the first 5 ingredients in your crockpot. Place cloves in a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with kitchen string to form a bag. Add the bag to slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours or until heated through. Before serving, discarding spice bag and stir your cider. Garnish with orange slices and cinnamon sticks if desired. This recipe makes about 8 servings.
Submitted by HBHW reader Susan S.
Here’s another great crockpot drink recipe. This one was also submitted by Susan and is a crockpot Christmas punch recipe.
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A double layer of basket style coffee filters will also substitute as a “spice” bag when submerging spices like this in a liquid. I’ve used this method to submerge broken pieces of cinnamon sticks, etc.