Crockpots: the most useful kitchen appliance for fall and winter cooking. Throw a plethora of ingredients into a slow cooker, set that baby to high-heat, and let ‘er cook! Hours later, while sparing every ounce of your effort, you have a delicious hot and ready meal. But food’s not the only tasty treat that comes out of a crockpot; warm and wonderful autumn alcohol can be made in a slow cooker, too. So slice those apples and bring out the bourbon – it’s time to make some big-batch crockpot cocktails.
Cinnamon-Pumpkin Hot Toddy: (8 servings)
- 5 cups water
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- 1/3 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 cup rye whiskey or bourbon
- ½ cup apple-cinnamon schnapps/cinnamon schnapps
- whipped cream
- ground cinnamon and/or cinnamon stick
Combine water, maple syrup, and pumpkin in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low-heat for 3 – 4 hours or on high-heat for 1 ½ – 2 hours. Stir in rye whiskey and schnapps. Pour into mugs and serve with whipped cream and ground cinnamon/a cinnamon stick.
Recipe found on bhg.com
Hot Caramel Apple Cider: (6 – 8 servings)
- 1 quart + 1 ½ cups apple cider
- 1 ½ cups apple liqueur
- 1 cup spiced rum
- ½ cup caramel-flavored syrup
- 3 apples, chopped
- 4 cinnamon sticks
Place everything in the slow cooker. Cook on low-heat for 1 to 2 hours. Serve warm and garnish with cinnamon sticks.
Recipe found on busy-mommy.com
Spiced Wine Cocktail: (6 servings)
- 1 (750 ml) bottle red wine
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 orange, zested and juiced
- 2 cups apple cider
- 5 whole cloves
- 4 green cardamom pods
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 whole star anise
- ¼ cup brandy
- orange slices, for garnish
In a large slow cooker, add wine, cider, honey, orange zest, and orange juice. Stir to mix together. Add cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, and anise. Cook on low-heat until warmed, about 30 minutes – 1 hour. Stir in brandy. Ladle into mugs and serve with an orange slice and/or cinnamon stick.
Recipe found on wellplated.com