Homemade Apple Cider
Nothing says autumn like a warm mug of homemade apple cider. This easy Homemade Apple Cider recipe combines crisp Honeycrisp and Granny Smith apples with fresh orange, cinnamon, cloves, and a touch of sugar for a cozy drink that fills the kitchen with the flavors and aromas of the season.
The recipe starts with a mix of sweet and tart apples, which creates a balanced cider with plenty of natural apple flavor. An orange adds a bright citrus note, while Member’s Mark™ Cinnamon Sticks and ground cloves bring classic fall spice. Member’s Mark™ Granulated Sugar adds just enough sweetness to round everything out. The ingredients all go into a slow cooker and are covered with water, making this a simple, hands-off recipe that’s perfect for a chilly afternoon or a weekend at home.
After cooking, the softened apples and orange are mashed directly in the slow cooker to release even more of their flavor. The cinnamon sticks are returned to the mixture for another hour of cooking, allowing the spices to infuse the cider even further. Finally, everything is slowly strained through a fine mesh strainer to create a smooth, flavorful cider.
Serve your Homemade Apple Cider warm for the ultimate cozy fall drink, or refrigerate it and enjoy it cold. Pair with Ghoulishly Good Pumpkin Spice Snack Mix for the ultimate fall snack. It’s a delicious addition to fall gatherings, Halloween parties, Thanksgiving celebrations, or casual weekends when you want something seasonal to sip. You can also keep it warm in a slow cooker when entertaining, making it easy for guests to serve themselves.
With just a handful of ingredients and a slow cooker, this Homemade Apple Cider is an easy way to make the most of apple season. Member’s Mark™ Cinnamon Sticks and Granulated Sugar help bring together the sweet, spiced flavor that makes every mug taste like fall.
Homemade Apple Cider
Equipment
- 1 Slow cooker
Ingredients
- 10 Apples Mix of Honeycrisp and Granny Smith
- 1 Orange
- 4 Member's Mark™ Cinnamon Sticks
- 1 tsp Ground cloves
- 6 tbsp Member's Mark™ Granulated Sugar
- Water
Instructions
- Peel the orange and break it up into pieces. Add in a 4-quart slow cooker. Rinse the apples and cut into quarters (discard the cores), place in slow cooker. Add the Member's Mark™ Cinnamon Sticks, ground cloves, and Member's Mark™ Granulated Sugar. Add water (just enough to cover the fruit).
- Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours, or on high for 4 hours.
- Remove the cinnamon sticks and put to the side. With a potato masher, mash the fruit. Add the cinnamon sticks back into the mixture and cover. Cook on low for 1 more hour.
- Slowly strain the chunks of fruit through a fine mesh strainer into a large pot of heat-safe pitcher. You can discard the solids/ fruit chunks. Strain the cider one more time to make sure there's no more fruit chunks. Serve the cider warm or add to refrigerator and serve once cold.
