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Top 4 Mexican-inspired Recipes
In the mood for some Mexican-inspired dishes? Try these wonderful slow cooker favorites!
Slow Cooker Recipe
One-Two Punch
The holiday season is just around the corner, and we want to get you in the party-planning mood. Here we offer not one, but two, hot beverages to simmer in your slow cooker.
Contestant number one is Hot Spicy Lemonade Punch. It’s fruity and spicy, and the lemonade sets it apart from other hot punches of its kind.
The recipe calls for 1/3 to 2/3 cup of sugar and 1 to 2 Tbsp. of honey. We prepared it with the smaller amounts, and the flavor was still sweet and intense. Feel free to experiment to find your perfect balance of sweet and tart.
Hot Spicy Lemonade Punch
Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook, Revised & Updated, page 258
Makes 9-10 1-cup servings
Prep. Time: 5-10 minutes
Cooking Time: 3-4 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.
Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook, Revised & Updated, page 258
Makes 9-10 1-cup servings
Prep. Time: 5-10 minutes
Cooking Time: 3-4 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.
4 cups cranberry juice
1/3-2/3 cup sugar
12-oz. can lemonade concentrate, thawed
4 cups water
1-2 Tbsp. honey
6 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks, broken
1 lemon, sliced
1. Combine juice, sugar, lemonade, water, and honey in slow cooker.
2. Tie cloves and cinnamon in small cheesecloth square. Add spice bag and lemon slices to slow cooker.
3. Cover and cook on Low 3-4 hours. Remove spice bag.
Contestant number two is Hot Mulled Apple Tea. This mild spiced tea exudes refined gentility. Not as in-your-face as our first contestant, it has its own delicate charm.
Hot Mulled Apple Tea
Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook, Revised & Updated, page 254
Prep. Time: 5-10 minutes
Cooking Time: 2hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4 ½ -qt.
Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook, Revised & Updated, page 254
Prep. Time: 5-10 minutes
Cooking Time: 2hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4 ½ -qt.
½ gallon apple cider
½ gallon strong tea
1 sliced lemon
1 sliced orange
3 3-inch cinnamon sticks
1 Tbsp. whole cloves
1 Tbsp. allspice
Brown sugar to taste
1. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.
2. Heat on Low 2 hours.
Try them both, then vote for your favorite.
Really would love to win this I’m always using my crock pot but this would would be great to have….