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Slow Cooker Spiced Cranberry-Apple Cider
Recipe Tip
C for Cranberries
Cranberries contain vitamin C that helps build collagen, a component of our connective tissue that holds the body together.
How-To
Put the spices in a paper coffee filter and tie it with a piece of kitchen string to make the spices easy to remove from the hot cider.
  2 ratings : 2 reviews

Slow Cooker Spiced Cranberry-Apple Cider

Partner apple cider with cranberry juice for a new flavor twist on a popular hot drink. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:5 min
Start to Finish:4 hr 5 min
makes:24 servings (1/2 cup each)

1/3cup packed brown sugar
2teaspoons whole allspice
4sticks cinnamon (3 inch)
1bottle (48 oz) apple cider (6 cups)
1bottle (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail (6 cups)
1.In 4- to 5-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients.
2.Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 6 hours. Before serving, remove allspice and cinnamon.

Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 80 (Calories from Fat 0); Total Fat 0g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 0mg; Total Carbohydrate 19g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 17g); Protein 0% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 15%; Calcium 0%; Iron 2Exchanges: 1 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable Carbohydrate Choices: 1 MyPyramid Servings: 1/4 c Fruits 
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

 
 
 
2 Reviews

 

Not bad
A pretty good cider. Now I like cider, and thought this would be nice, considering the weather has gotten colder. I wish I had read the recipe completely, and then I would've kept the allspice tied in a coffee filter or something, instead of having it directly in the cider. Next time I will remember to do that and I am sure it will be even better.
Posted at 9:39 AM on November 25 2008 by brishell , Titusville FL

 

This is a really great, easy drink that gives you that warm, fuzzy feeling. The whole allspice can be a little pricy at the market, but well worth the splurge. Fresh apple cider is plentiful now and adding the warmth of cranberries and cinnimon was a welcome treat after a cold, windy day. It can also make your house smell wonderful.
Posted at 10:54 AM on November 2 2007 by af , Traverse City MI