This Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Hot Apple Cider will make your whole house smell amazing! It’s quick and easy-a must this Holiday Season!

Makes 8 (1 cup) servings

What ingredients do I need to make this Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Hot Apple Cider?

• Apples- you will want to use a variety of 6 medium apples. I usually use 2 Gala, 2 Granny Smith, and 2 Golden Delicious which makes for a sweeter cider. For a sweeter cider- use Gala, Fuji, Cortland, Golden Delicious, or Red Delicious. For of a more tart flavor- use Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Braeburn, or McIntosh.
• Navel oranges-two large oranges. You can keep the orange peels on-which gives the cider some bitterness- but if want the cider to be less bitter- then peel the oranges.
• Fresh cranberries
• Cinnamon sticks-for taste
• Whole cloves-adjust to taste
• Water
• Zero point brown sugar sweetener- the sweetener I use is called Lakanto Golden Monkfruit Sweetener. The Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener has a 1:1 ratio to regular sugar. If you use different brand-such as Sukrin Gold– you’ll want to be sure to use the conversion for real sugar on back of the package. If you wanted-you can substitute the zero point brown sugar sweetener for regular unpacked brown sugar. The point value per serving would be 2 smartpoints.

What kind of apples do I use?

You will want to use a variety of apples. I usually use 2 Gala, 2 Granny Smith and 2 Golden Delicious which makes for a sweeter cider. Sweeter cider- use Gala, Fuji, Cortland, Golden Delicious, or Red Delicious. For of a more tart flavor- use Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Braeburn, or McIntosh.

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Do I peel the oranges?

You can keep the orange peels on-which gives the cider a little bitterness – but if want the cider to be less bitter- then peel the oranges.

How do I make this Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Hot Apple Cider?

Place chopped apples and orange chunks with peels on or off into 6-quart Instant Pot.

Add cranberries.

 zero point brown sugar sweetener, cinnamon sticks, and whole cloves.

Pour in enough water to cover all the fruits or fill water up to the max fill line.

Close lid. Cover and cook on HIGH PRESSURE for 15 minutes with a 15-20 minute natural pressure release.

It can take a while for it to come to pressure. About 15-20 minutes.

Open lid.

Remove cinnamon sticks, cloves, and orange chunks. 

Mash the fruit with a potato mashed to release extra juices.

Using a fine mesh strainer or cheese cloth strain the apple mixture into a large bowl or container. 

Discard the remains from the strainer. Pour apple cider into a large pitcher.

Serve warm.

Ingredients: 

• 6 medium apples (variety of apples), quartered
• 2 medium oranges, cut in chunks, peeled or unpeeled* see note section 
• 1/2 cup fresh cranberries
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 8 whole cloves, adjust to taste 
• ½ cup zero point brown sugar sweetener-I use Lakanto Golden Monkfruit Sweetener. The Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener has a 1:1 ratio to regular sugar. If you use different brand-such as Sukrin Gold- you’ll want to be sure to use the conversion for real sugar on back of the package. If you wanted-you can substitute the zero point brown sugar sweetener for regular unpacked brown sugar. The point value will be different if you use regular brown sugar.
• Water

 Instant Pot Directions:

1. Place chopped apples with skins and orange chunks with peels on or off into 6-quart Instant Pot.
2. Add cranberries, cinnamon sticks, brown sugar or zero point brown sugar sweetener, and whole cloves.
3. Pour in enough water to cover all the fruits or fill water up to the max fill line.
4. Close lid. Cover and cook on HIGH PRESSURE for 15 minutes with a 15-20 minute natural pressure release.
5. It can take a while for it to come to pressure. About 15-20 minutes.
6. Open lid. Remove cinnamon, cloves, and orange chunks. 
7. Mash the fruit with a potato mashed to release extra juices. Using a fine mesh strainer or cheese cloth strain the apple mixture into a large bowl or container.
8. Discard the remains from the strainer. Pour apple cider into a large pitcher.
9. Serve warm.

Slow Cooker Directions:

1. Place chopped apples with skins and orange chunks with peels on or off into a 6-quart Slow Cooker.
2. Add cranberries, cinnamon sticks, brown sugar or zero point brown sugar sweetener, and whole cloves in a slow cooker.
3. Pour in enough water to cover all the fruits or fill water up to the max fill line.
4. Cook on LOW for 3-4 hours or HIGH for 1 1/2 hours. 
5. Remove cinnamon sticks, cloves, and orange chunks.
6. Mash the fruit with a potato mashed to release extra juices. Using a fine mesh strainer or cheese cloth strain the apple mixture into a large bowl or container.
7. Discard the remains from the strainer. Pour apple cider into a large pitcher.
8. Serve warm.

Notes:

According to WW, if the fruit is something you’ll drink, like a juice or fruit smoothie, the nutritional data for fruit counts towards the total PersonalPoints value. If it’s something you’ll eat, like a salsa, sauce, stew or soup, most fresh fruits and vegetables have a 0 PersonalPoints value. And although all the fruit is discarded in this recipe-it is considered a “drink” therefore it would count towards personalpoints.

Makes 8 (1 cup) servings

3 Points® per serving

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