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Cranberry Apple Cider

November 16, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 19 Comments

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healthy homemade holiday cider

Fresh cranberries.

Whole cinnamon sticks.

Whole cloves.

100% apple juice.

Throw all this into a slow cooker, and you’ve got a healthy holiday drink from heaven!

healthy homemade holiday cider

Delicious-ness in a cup!

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Cranberry Apple Cider

Homemade holiday beverage in the slow cooker!
Prep Time5 minutes minutes
Cook Time4 hours hours
Servings - 24 servings

Ingredients 

  • 64 oz. bottle 100% apple juice
  • 12 oz. bag fresh cranberries
  • Handful whole cloves
  • Couple cinnamon sticks

Instructions

  • Pour the apple juice into the slow cooker.  Add the fresh cranberries, whole cloves and cinnamon sticks.
  • Set on high for 4 hours. Strain the cranberries, cloves and cinnamon sticks before serving.
  • The cranberries will pop and release their tart juices.  The sweetness of the apple juice will balance it out.  If you wish for a sweeter cider, then add a few Tbsp of brown sugar to sweeten it up!
  • Serve warm, straight of out the slow cooker.

healthy homemade holiday cider

 

 

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Filed Under: Beverage Recipes, Budget Friendly Recipes, Healthy Holiday Recipes

Comments

  1. Anita Chamblee says

    November 16, 2010 at 11:10 pm

    I think I’ll try this, but use the frozen whole cranberries in my freezer. Sounds wonderful!

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  2. Danny Dave says

    November 17, 2010 at 10:11 am

    This should be great. A healthy drink that tastes heavenly.

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  3. Heather H says

    November 17, 2010 at 2:36 pm

    I was going to make Wassil again this year, but I think I’ll try this! Thanks!

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  4. Crystal says

    November 17, 2010 at 5:31 pm

    This looks so yummy! I think we are having a cranberry apple theme this year, because I’m making cranberry apple compote as our cranberry sauce.

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  5. Gail says

    November 17, 2010 at 8:42 pm

    This sounds great! Will it be ok or as tasty with this being leftover juice being cold in refrig?

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  6. Glenda says

    November 17, 2010 at 10:36 pm

    Okay since I’m frugal-minded, do you have a recipe of what we can do with the cranberries we strain out of the drink?????? PPPPPPPPPLLLLEASE?

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  7. Christi says

    November 19, 2010 at 3:33 pm

    I found you through Good Cheap Eats. I don’t think I’ll wait for Thanksgiving to try this!!

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  8. Lisa S. says

    November 19, 2010 at 8:15 pm

    Glenda, you could make a cranberry bread or hot cereal out of the leftover berries…

    http://www.food.com/recipe/cranberry-bread-13948

    http://www.food.com/recipe/baked-cranberry-oatmeal-21132

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  9. Super Saver MAma SAVE Couypons says

    April 10, 2019 at 1:41 am

    Looking like so yummy! I think we are having a cranberry apple theme this year. luckily I saw super saver mama named website there I find extra discount coupons and vouchers through vouchers I got a lot of foods shopping it was very graceful for me.

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