Slow Cooker Hot Spiced Apple Cider (Wassail)
With just four ingredients - okay, five if you spike it with your favorite rum - this Crock Pot hot spiced apple cider couldn't be any easier to make. It's the perfect excuse to get out there and rake the leaves.
Ingredients
- 2 quarts apple cider 64 ounces or 8 cups
- 6 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks
- 1 medium organic naval orange*
- 2 tablespoons whole cloves
- Rum of your choice optional
- Additional cinnamon sticks for serving optional
Instructions
- Pour apple cider into a 2.5-quart or larger Crock Pot or other slow cooker. Add cinnamon sticks.
- With a toothpick, poke holes all around the orange, about 1/2 inch to 1 inch apart. Carefully poke the cloves into the toothpick holes in the orange.
- Place orange into the cider in the slow cooker.
- Cook on low until hot and spiced through, about 4 hours. Ladle into mugs along with an ounce or so of rum if using. Place a cinnamon stick in each glass if desired and serve.
Notes
* I prefer an organic orange because it's going into the drink, peel and all. It just makes me feel better about the whole thing. If you prefer to go non-organic, totally fine - go for it!
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1cup, Calories: 125kcal, Carbohydrates: 31g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 12mg, Potassium: 288mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 24g, Vitamin A: 45IU, Vitamin C: 11mg, Calcium: 57mg, Iron: 1mg