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Slow Cooker Mulled Apple Cider

By Instant Pot Culinary Team

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8 Cups

Slow Cooker Mulled Apple Cider
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Recipe Details

Yield: 8 Cups

Ingredients

  • 6 honey crisp apples
  • 6 granny smith apples
  • 8 cups Water
  • 4 cinnamon sticks
  • 4 star anise
  • 1 tbsp whole cloves
  • 1 large orange
  • ½ cup brown sugar
The best part about making this mulled apple cider? The delicious scent that will fill your home! Part simmer pot, part delicious treat, fill this with all your favorite seasonal spice flavors to make different kinds of cider.

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Place all ingredients except the brown sugar in the pot.
  2. Place the lid on top and Slow Cook on High for 4 Hours, or on Low for 8 Hours.
  3. After the time is done, mash the fruit to disperse more flavor.
  4. Strain all the solids and liquids through a fine mesh strainer into a large mixing bowl. Discard the solids. Return the cider back to the pot on the Warm setting for a hot drink, or cool, refrigerate,and serve over ice.

About the chef

Instant Pot® Culinary Team

Instant Pot® Culinary Team

When life’s moving fast and dinner needs to happen faster, the Instant Pot Culinary Team is here to make it deliciously doable. We cook up recipes for every Instant Pot appliance you’ve got your hands on—so whether you’re tackling Tuesday night or going all-out for the weekend, you’ll have the flavor without the fuss. No overthinking, no babysitting, just good food that works with your schedule (not against it).

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