Ingredients
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- 1 gallon water
- 8 assorted apples (I used Red Delicious to give the cider a deeper color and Honeycrisp for natural added sweetness)
- 1 orange, peeled and sliced in half
- 1 cup fresh cranberries, optional
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 star anise
- 2 teaspoons ginger or 1/2-inch root fresh ginger, grated
- 2 whole cloves
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in the base of your slowcooker or crockpot and leave to cook on high for about 5 hours. Once you see the apples splitting, lower it down and leave to cook for an extra hour or two on low.
- Serve hot or let cool completely, strain and store in glass jars.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
