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Recipe for Spiced Hot Cider in the Slow Cooker

By Jessica Harlan, About.com

For Halloween parties and other fall entertaining occasion, spiced hot cider is the ideal drink to serve. A slow cooker can heat up the ingredients and keep the cider hot all evening long as guests come and go. Dress up each mug of hot cider with a cinnamon "swizzle stick" and an orange slice

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 gallon apple cider
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 navel or Valencia orange, halved and sliced
  • Cinnamon sticks, for garnish

Preparation:

Pour apple cider into a 2-quart slow cooker crock. Stir in cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Float orange slices on top. Turn slow cooker to high until cider becomes steaming hot. Let simmer for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to Low or Keep Warm settings. Serve in mugs with a cinnamon stick.

Serves 10.

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