Slow Cooker Pear Cider

Name: Slow Cooker Pear Cider
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 8 h 15 min
Yield: 6 - 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 8 medium, assorted pears (D’Anjou, red Anjou, Bosc, or Bartlett), quartered; 1 medium orange, peeled and pith discarded, and flesh quartered; 5 cinnamon sticks; 1 (2 1/2-inch) piece fresh ginger, sliced; 5 whole allspice berries; 2 star anise pods; 2 tsp. whole cloves; 1 tbsp. pure vanilla extract; 1/3 c. pure maple syrup

Switch up your go-to hot cider with this easy homemade recipe!

By Christopher MichelPublished: Sep 17, 2021

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Becky Luigart-Stayner

Yields:

6 - 8 serving(s)

Prep Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

8 hrs 15 mins

If you're looking for a fun, nonalcoholic party drink, try making your own pear cider. It's every bit as good as its more apple-y cousin, with a distinctive twist.

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Ingredients

8 medium, assorted pears (D’Anjou, red Anjou, Bosc, or Bartlett), quartered
1 medium orange, peeled and pith discarded, and flesh quartered
5 cinnamon sticks
1 (2 1/2-inch) piece fresh ginger, sliced
5 whole allspice berries
2 star anise pods
2 tsp. whole cloves
1 Tbsp. pure vanilla extract
1/3 cup pure maple syrup

Directions

1. Step 1Place pears, orange, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, star anise, cloves, and vanilla in a 6 1/2-quart slow cooker. Add up to 7 cups water, leaving at least 1 inch of space. (Pears will not be fully submerged.) Cover and cook on high 4 to 4 1/2 hours or on low 8 to 9 hours, mashing pears with a potato masher 30 minutes to 1 hour before end of cooking.
2. Step 2Strain cider through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a large pitcher. Stir in maple syrup. Serve warm or chilled.

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