Slow Cooker Cranberry-Pear Cider

Slow Cooker Cranberry-Pear Cider

Holiday spices, pears, and cranberries simmer away in your slow cooker, filling your whole house with festive fragrance as you prepare this homemade Christmas cider.

Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
5 hr
Total Time
5 hr 15 mins
Calories
214 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Push cloves into the orange rind. Cut orange into quarters and place in a large slow cooker.
Step 2
Cut pears into quarters, leaving peels and cores. Place in the slow cooker, along with cranberries, cinnamon sticks, and whole nutmeg. Pour in water, cover, and cook on Low for 4 hours.
Step 3
Mash all ingredients with a whisk or potato masher. Continue to cook for 1 more hour.
Step 4
Strain all solids with a fine mesh sieve. Rinse out the slow cooker.
Step 5
Return the strained cider to the slow cooker. Pour in maple syrup and stir to combine. Add orange and pear slices, cranberries, and cinnamon sticks for garnish.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cranberries
  • 8 cups water
  • ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 medium orange
  • ¼ cup fresh cranberries
  • 1 whole nutmeg
  • 2 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks
  • Garnish:
  • 4 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks
  • 1 medium orange, sliced
  • 16 whole cloves
  • 10 medium pears
  • 1 medium pear, sliced

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