This Crock Pot Cranberry Pear Cider is made from scratch in your slow cooker! A festive, warm fall and winter beverage, perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas!
Add pears, orange, cranberries and spices to a large slow cooker/ crock pot. Fill with 8 cups of water.
Cover and set to low for 4-5 hours.
About one hour before it is done mash all the ingredients with a whisk or potato masher. Continue to cook for one more hour.
When finished cooking, strain all solids with a fine mesh sieve. Rinse out slow cooker. Return to strained cider to slow cooker. Pour in the maple syrup and stir to combine (Can add more or less to taste, or use brown sugar instead of maple syrup).
Garnish with orange and pear slices, cranberries and cinnamon sticks.