Slow Cooker Salted Caramel Apple Cocktail

Name: Slow Cooker Salted Caramel Apple Cocktail
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: 4 Cinnamon Sticks; 1 tsp Allspice Whole; 1 tsp Cloves Whole; 6 1/2 cups apple cider; 1 1/2 tsps sea salt from Sea Salt Grinder divided; 1/2 cup salted dry roasted peanuts; 1 tbsp Pure Vanilla Extract; 1 1/2 cups caramel vodka; 2/3 cup jarred caramel sauce divided

A sachet of fragrant McCormick® spices – cinnamon, clove and allspice – infuses this holiday cocktail with some of the season's most-loved flavors. Rim glasses with chopped peanuts and caramel sauce before serving.

10m

PREP TIME

1hr

COOK TIME

339

CALORIES

9

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients 8 Servings

4 McCormick® Cinnamon Sticks
1 teaspoon McCormick® Whole Allspice
1 teaspoon McCormick® Whole Cloves
6 1/2 cups apple cider
1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt from McCormick® Sea Salt Grinder, divided
1/2 cup salted dry roasted peanuts
1 tablespoon McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
1 1/2 cups caramel vodka
2/3 cup jarred caramel sauce, divided

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Place cinnamon sticks, allspice and cloves in coffee filter or double layer of cheesecloth. Tie with butcher twine to form a sachet. Place spice sachet, apple cider and 1 teaspoon of the sea salt in 3-quart slow cooker. Cover.
2 Cook 1 hour on HIGH or 2 hours on LOW.
3 Meanwhile, place peanuts and remaining 1/2 teaspoon sea salt in food processor; pulse until finely chopped. Place peanut mixture on shallow plate; set aside.
4 Remove spice sachet from cider mixture. Stir in vanilla and caramel vodka.
5 To serve, pour 2 tablespoons of the caramel sauce on shallow plate. Dip rim of each mug in caramel sauce, allowing excess to drip off. Gently dip or roll rim in crushed peanuts to coat. Ladle beverage into mug. Gently stir in 1 tablespoon caramel sauce.