Best Apricot Cider Recipes

SPICED APRICOT CIDER

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Simmer just a few ingredients to create this hot spiced beverage. Each delicious mugful is rich with apricot flavor. -Connie Cummings, Gloucester, New Jersey

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 2h5m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 cans (12 ounces each) apricot nectar
2 cups water
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup sugar
2 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)

Steps:

In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 2 hours or until cider reaches desired temperature. Discard cloves and cinnamon sticks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 70 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 2mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

PEACH AND APRICOT HARD CIDER

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Provided by Sandra Lee

Categories dessert

Time 2h3m

Yield 10 cups

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 cups peach nectar
2 cups apricot nectar
1 (12-ounce) bag frozen peach slices
3 cups water
1 cup bourbon
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon allspice
2 to 3 cinnamon sticks, plus more for serving

Steps:

Stir all ingredients together in a 4-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW setting for 2 to 3 hours. Remove cinnamon sticks and switch to WARM setting for serving.
Serving Ideas: Serve in Irish coffee mugs with a cinnamon stick swizzle.

APRICOT-APPLE CIDER

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Dried apricots give this comforting cider a marvelous twist. Add cranberries, cinnamon, allspice and cloves for the perfect hot drink to sip on cool nights. -Ginnie Busam, Pewee Valley, Kentucky

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 3h20m

Yield 13 servings (2-1/2 quarts).

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

8 cups unsweetened apple juice
1 can (12 ounces) ginger ale
1/2 cup dried apricots, halved
1/2 cup dried cranberries
2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches each)
1 tablespoon whole allspice
1 tablespoon whole cloves

Steps:

In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine apple juice and ginger ale. Place the apricots, cranberries, cinnamon sticks, allspice and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag. Place in slow cooker; cover. , Cook on high until heated through, 3-4 hours. Discard spice bag.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 79 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 8mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein. Diabetic Exchanges