Slow Cooker Apple Cider is so easy to make! It’s a copycat of Caribou Coffee’s Hot Apple Blast and is perfect for parties and holidays.
Along with cold weather comes delicious warm drinks, from coffee and hot chocolate to apple cider and tea. There’s nothing better than wrapping your hands around a warm mug of a steaming beverage and watching the snow fall down, leaving the ground covered in a sparkling coat of white.
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Tonia’s Notes
Here in Minnesota, we have Caribou Coffee, and it’s my favorite coffee shop. When I travel out of state, I miss it. One of the drinks sold at Caribou is the Hot Apple Blast, which is a mouthwatering combination of apple cider and caramel. This Slow Cooker Apple Cider with Caramel is my version of that beverage, and there’s enough for a crowd!
How To Make Slow Cooker Apple Cider
Pour the apple cider, orange juice, cinnamon syrup, caramel sauce, brown sugar, apple slices, orange slices, cinnamon sticks, and star anise into a large crock pot and stir to combine. Cover and warm on low until heated.
Ladle into mugs and top with whipped cream, a sprinkle of cinnamon, and a drizzle of caramel. Store leftovers in the fridge and warm up in the microwave or on the stovetop.
Slow Cooker Apple Cider with caramel sauce and cinnamon syrup topped with whipped cream is one of the BEST things I’ve had to drink all season! I’m looking forward to making this often throughout the winter.
Slow Cooker Apple Cider FAQs
If you want to make less, you can cut back on the amounts of the ingredients and use a smaller crockpot. Adjust the number of servings in the recipe card, and the ingredients should adjust accordingly.
Yes! You can heat it in a large stockpot on the stovetop.
Yes, apple juice can be used instead of apple cider
One teaspoon of ground cinnamon can be substituted for the cinnamon sticks.
More Drink Recipes
- Make Mulled Cider with mulling spices.
- Cranberry Orange Holiday Punch is so festive!
- Sparkling Apple Cider is a holiday tradition.
- Pomegranate Lime Punch is so refreshing!
Slow Cooker Apple Cider
Ingredients
- 1 gallon apple cider
- 1 cup orange juice
- 17 oz caramel sauce
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 4 apple slices
- 3 orange slices
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 3 star anise
- Garnish with whipped cream caramel sauce, and ground cinnamon if desired
Instructions
- Pour the apple cider, orange juice, caramel sauce, brown sugar, apple slices, orange slices, cinnamon sticks, and star anise into a 6-quart crock pot and stir to combine.
- Cover and warm on low for about 4 hours.
- Ladle into mugs and top with whipped cream, a sprinkle of cinnamon, and a drizzle of caramel.
- Store leftovers in the fridge and heat in the microwave.
Rhonda Bunn says
Looks so good! I will have to try it this holiday season