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Peachy Spiced Cider
Peach season is over. I am always sad at that moment. Beginning in late August, I keep checking with our local orchard about how many more pickings they’ll have. Last week I got the news—and I called our daughters right away.
“Hurry and get to Kauffman’s. They’ve picked their last peaches!” I believe were my exact words.
And so here we are, with the weather turning cool and October coming quickly. Fresh peaches are over, but I’m still wishing for them.
We found this recipe the other day and it was the perfect solution for me. It satisfies my peach craving, and it gives me something warm to drink now that the chill is clearly here to stay.
Peachy Spiced Cider
Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly, Revised and Updated, page 254
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 4-6 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 2-qt
Ingredients:
4 5½-oz. cans peach nectar
2 cups unsweetened apple juice
½ tsp. ground ginger
¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
4 fresh round orange slices, cut ¼” thick and then halved
1. Combine peach nectar, apple juice, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg in slow cooker.
2. Top with orange slices.
3. Cover. Cook on low 4-6 hours.
4. Stir before serving.
Per Serving:
180 calories (0 calories from fat), 0g total fat (0g saturated, 0g trans), 0mg cholesterol, 15mg sodium, 44g total carbohydrate (3g fiber, 41g sugar), 1g protein, 6%DV vitamin A, 100%DV vitamin C, 4%DV calcium, 6%DV iron
can you make peach nectar from fresh peaches?
Yes you can, check out http://www.pickyourown.org for recipes for nectar.
Far and away…CHERRIES!
Needs to be fresh peaches and fresh juiced apples and won’t need any sugar added because the apples are so sweet. The above is packed with sugar and not healthy for anyone and will kill a diabetic.
Sorry,
> I agreed with Joan, 44 grams of carb and 41 grams of sugar is way off!!! Its looks great and sounds great but think healthy wise…
The title is a bit misleading. Why does the recipe call for apple JUICE instead of CIDER as mentioned in the title? And I wonder, would using fresh apple cider cut down on the carbs/sugars? And what about just pureeing some fresh (or thawed from fresh frozen) peaches instead of buying the peach nectar?
For those who drink them, sugary beverages have a lot of negatives. Most sugary drinks have very little nutritional value, and they don’t do a good job of filling you up. For example, 100 calories from apple juice would leave you hungrier than if you ate 100 calories worth of an actual apple. Therefore, you may be inclined to consume more “empty calories.”