Cranberry Sipper
A slow cooker brings make-ahead ease to this recipe. The combination of cranberry, raspberry, and apple juices and a spark of lemon mark this recipe as a spirited mix--with or without brandy or rum!
Prep Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
2 hrs 45 mins
Servings:
Makes fourteen 6-ounce servings.
Ingredients
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6 inches stick cinnamon, broken
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12 whole cloves
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1/2 of a 12-ounce can frozen cranberry juice concentrate (3/4 cup)
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1/2 of a 12-ounce can frozen raspberry juice blend concentrate (3/4 cup)
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1 6-ounce can frozen apple juice concentrate (3/4 cup)
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/3 cup lemon juice
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1/2 to 3/4 cup brandy or rum or 6 regular tea bags (optional)
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Orange slices (optional)
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4- to 6-inch cinnamon sticks (optional)
Directions
1
To make spice bag, cut a double thickness of 100-percent-cotton cheesecloth into a 6-inch square. Place cinnamon and cloves in center of square. Bring up corners of cloth and tie with clean string.
2
Combine the thawed cranberry juice concentrate, raspberry juice blend concentrate, apple juice concentrate, sugar, lemon juice, and 8 cups water in a 3-1/2-, 4-, or 5-quart crockery cooker. Add the spice bag to the juice mixture.
3
Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours or on high-heat setting for 2-1/2 to 3 hours. Remove the spice bag and discard. If desired, about 5 minutes before serving, add brandy or rum or the tea bags to the crockery cooker. Let stand for 5 minutes. Discard the tea bags, if using.
4
To serve, ladle beverage into mugs or cups. If desired, add an orange slice and cinnamon stick to each serving. Makes fourteen 6-ounce servings.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 97, Total Fat 0 g, Saturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 11 mg, Carbohydrate 25 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 22%, Calcium 1%, Iron 1%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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