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Slow Cooker Spiced Cider

Name: Slow Cooker Spiced Cider
Cook time: 120 min
Ingredients: 3 oranges, plus 1 for garnish; 1 (2-inch) piece ginger; 1 gallon apple cider; 4 cinnamon sticks; 1 tbsp whole cloves; 4 whole star anise

As this cider bubbles away in your slow cooker, the smell of cozy spices and sweet oranges will fill your kitchen. For a festive touch, stir in a cup of dark rum or applejack.

Serves 16

Ready in 125 mins

Prep time 5 mins

Cooking time 120 mins

132 calories per serving

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Ingredients

> 3 oranges, plus 1 for garnish

> 1 (2-inch) piece ginger

> 1 gallon apple cider

> 4 cinnamon sticks

> 1 tbsp whole cloves

> 4 whole star anise

Steps

Halve 3 oranges. Wash, dry, and thinly slice the ginger. Place the halved oranges, ginger, cider, cinnamon, cloves, and star anise in a 7-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 2 hours. Meanwhile, cut the remaining orange into thin slices. Ladle cider into glasses and garnish with sliced orange.