Slow-Cooked Apple Cranberry Cider
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, Wisconsin11 ServingsPrep: 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
Directions
- Place cinnamon sticks and cloves on a double thickness of
- cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a
- bag.
- 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. Yield: 11
- cups.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 cup) equals 128 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 21 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.