cinnamon sticks or frozen cranberries for servingoptional
Instructions
Add apples, oranges, and cranberries to slow cooker.
Poke cinnamon sticks into the fruit and sprinkle allspice over everything.
Pour sweet tea over fruit.
Then, pour in water carefully, being sure not to overflow your slow cooker. Stop when you have added 1/2 gallon water or when you have reached the top.
Cook on high for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
Remove fruit from slow cooker and add to a large bowl (or two). Use a potato masher to smash the fruit to get all the fruit flavor and juice out of it that you can. Then, place the fruit along with the juices back into the slow cooker. Cook for an additional 20 minutes.
Turn off slow cooker. Remove all the fruit again. Once you have removed all the fruit that you can, pour the cider through a strainer to remove any remaining bits. I recommend straining it at least twice.
Squeeze the fruit through a cheesecloth to get all the juice out of it that you can, if desired.