Cranberry Cider in the Slow Cooker

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Cranberry Cider is so easy and delicious! A few simple ingredients in a slow cooker is all you need for hot cider. This is the perfect Christmas cider and simple to keep at just the right temperature, making it ideal for serving guests. Bonus, it will also make your house smell divine!

Growing up we always had a large holiday party with extended family. My mom loved to serve up a holiday punch in a big punch bowl or she would use her slow cooker to make cider. Of course her apple cider was always dressed up with seasoning and garnish to make it more special. She loved to add orange slices, cinnamon sticks and cloves. The best part about using the slow cooker to warm up this cranberry cider is that you can keep it at just the right temperature for a long period of time, without taking up valuable space on the stove. I’ve shared this slow cooker orange pomegranate cider which was huge hit with my family several years ago.  I decided to make another hot cider Christmas drink.

Cranberry Apple Cider Recipe Ingredients

To make this simple hot cider recipe, you’ll need the following ingredients:

• cranberry pomegranate juice (or just plain cranberry juice) 
• apple cider
• pineapple juice
• fresh cranberries
• orange
• cinnamon sticks
• whole cloves
• fresh rosemary sprigs for garnish (optional)

I used a cranberry pomegranate blend but you can just as easily use a regular cranberry juice. I also opted for a pure pressed apple juice but regular apple juice or apple cider will also work.

How to Make Cranberry Cider

This slow cooker apple cider recipe can be thrown together in just a couple of minutes. Add cranberry juice, apple cider or apple juice, pineapple juice, orange slices, cloves, cinnamon sticks and fresh cranberries to a slow cooker.

Cover and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours to heat through. Use a ladle to serve this cranberry and apple cider up to guests.

If serving this during the holidays, I highly recommend offering sprigs of rosemary as garnish to really give this a look of a Christmas cider. It creates such a pretty holiday drink with red cranberries, orange slices and green sprigs.

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Cranberry  Cider

Cranberry Apple Cider is the Christmas drink that is so easy to serve! Keep your cider at the perfect temperature by warming it up in your slow cooker. Great for holiday parties and looks so pretty!

Course Drinks

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Prep Time 5 minutes

Slow Cooking Time 4 hours

Ingredients

• 4 cups cranberry pomegranate juice or plain cranberry
• 3 cups apple cider or apple juice
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1 orange sliced
• 1 cup fresh cranberries

Instructions

1. Add cranberry juice, apple cider  and pineapple juice to slow cooker.
2. Stir.
3. Add cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, orange slices and cranberries
4. Cover and cook for 4 to 6 hours on low.
5. Serve with fresh rosemary sprigs for garnish, if desired.

Holiday Drink Recipes

Looking for more holiday drink options? Check out these recipes:

• Green Christmas Punch (The Grinch)
• cranberry raspberry sherbet punch
• Christmas holiday punch
• Christmas iced tea
• Rudolph’s tipsy punch (vodka drink)

Or create a hot chocolate charcuterie board like this one from Courtney’s Sweets!

This Christmas Cider recipe is a snap to prepare in your slow cooker and looks and smells amazing. Everyone will love this flavorful cranberry cider recipe!