Slow Cooker Spiked Apple Cider – apple cider simmered in the slow cooker with fresh oranges, apples, cinnamon and spiked with rum or bourbon.
Spiked Apple Cider in the Slow Cooker
There is nothing better than the smell of apple cider simmering away in the slow cooker. Add a shot of rum or bourbon to make it spiked apple cider and you have the cozy apple cider cocktail that is perfect through fall and winter. I love making and serving it in the slow cooker because it’s a hand off approach and easily stays warm for serving.
How to Make Slow Cooker Spiked Apple Cider
- Add good quality apple juice to slow cooker.
- Add thinly sliced oranges, apples, cinnamon sticks, star anise, cloves and brown sugar and stir.
- Heat on low for 3-4 hours.
- Stir in rum or bourbon before serving.
- Garnish cups with orange peels and cinnamon sticks.
Recipe Tips
- Use rum or bourbon in this recipe. Both pair nicely with hot apple cider.
- Adjust alcohol to taste.
- Use orange peels, cinnamon sticks and/or star anise as drink garnish.
- Leftovers can be stored covered up to three days. Reheat gently over low heat.
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Apple Cider simmered in the slow cooker with fresh oranges, apples, cinnamon, cloves and spiked with bourbon or rum.
- 2 quarts apple juice
- 2 small oranges thinly sliced
- 2 apples thinly sliced
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 1/2 tablespoon whole cloves or whole star anise
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/3 cups rum or bourbon
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Add apple juice to slow cooker.
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Add oranges, apples, cinnamon sticks, cloves or star anise and brown sugar. Cook on low for 3-4 hours.
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Stir in rum or bourbon before serving.
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This is the perfect holiday cocktail! Love this so much!
I love this spiked apple cider! It is great to have warming and available to sip on all through the holidays!
Tis the season! Oh you have started an obsession!! This was amazing and I thought apple cider could not be improved 😉 This was the only thing missing from my Christmas recipe collection!