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One of my favorite things about fall is ducking into a Starbucks on a cool day and warming up with a hot caramel apple spice drink. Yum! But did you know you can easily recreate that drink at home in your slow cooker?! Check out this totally simple copycat Starbucks caramel apple spice recipe!
I really love Starbucks (I don’t think anyone else’s chai lattes are anywhere near as good!), but this homemade slow cooker version of their caramel apple spice recipe is a pretty close copy of the Starbucks original, and definitely just as delicious! Plus it’s way less expensive to make yourself. 🙂
If you’re looking for some other amazingly delicious warm drinks, check out my butterbeer latte recipeand my homemade wassail recipe! They are both family favorites!
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Starbucks Caramel Apple Spice Recipe At Home
This recipe makes about twelve cups of cider, but it can easily be doubled if your slow cooker is big enough! Also, this spiced cider reheats really well, so feel free to make a bunch, put the leftovers in the fridge, and heat up individual mugs of it whenever you want!
Caramel Apple Spice Ingredients
- 12 cup apple cider (or apple juice)
- ½ cup caramel syrup (the ice cream topping, but not the magic shell kind)
- 5 or 6 cinnamon sticks (or 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon)
- 12 whole cloves (1 teaspoon ground cloves)
NOTE: You can use ground cinnamon and ground cloves in this recipe, but it will leave tiny bits of spice floating around in your drink. If you use whole cinnamon sticks and whole cloves you can pull them out at the end for a sediment-free drink!
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How To Make Caramel Apple Spice At Home
The directions are simple: just mix everything up in your slow cooker. Make sure to stir the syrup in well so it doesn’t just sit at the bottom. As you stir, the liquid will become really light-colored and may look a bit cloudy, but it will get darker and clearer as it cooks.
Once everything is mixed together, turn your slow cooker on low. Let it go for at least 4 hours so the spices have time to steep. Once you’re done cooking, carefully remove the cinnamon sticks and cloves.
Then ladle it out and enjoy your homemade caramel apple spice!
I’m also excited that pumpkin spice lattes are back in season!!! What are your favorite fall drinks?
Starbucks Caramel Apple Spice
5 from 1 vote
Make your own copycat Starbuck caramel apple spice drink at home in your slow cooker! This easy recipe only requires a few ingredients, and it reheats well, so feel free to make a ton!
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 hours hrs
Total Time 5 hours hrs 5 minutes mins
Yield 12 cups
Cost $7
Equipment
6 quart slow cooker
Ingredients
- 12 cloves whole
- 4 or 5 cinnamon sticks
- 1/2 cup caramel syrup (like the ice cream topping)
- 1/2 gallon apple cider
Instructions
Add the apple cider, cinnamon sticks, and cloves to your slow cooker.
Add the caramel syrup to the slow cooker, and stir until it is completely dissolved. (The liquid may look cloudy, that's ok, it will clear up when it cooks.)
Turn the slow cooker on low and cook for 4-5 hours.
Notes
You can substitute 1 ½ tablespoons of ground cinnamon and 1 teaspoon of ground cloves for the whole spices in this recipe, but it will leave tiny bits of spice floating around in your drink. If you use whole cinnamon sticks and whole cloves you can pull them out at the end for a sediment-free drink!
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Jessi Wohlwend
I believe that anyone can do crafts and DIY projects, regardless of skill or experience. I love sharing simple craft ideas, step by step DIY project tutorials, cleaning hacks, and other tips and tricks all with one goal in mind: giving you the tools you need to “do it yourself”, complete fun projects, and make awesome things!
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Cherry says
11 years ago
Visiting from Inspiration Exchange, and glad I came by! This recipe looks wonderful – I will have to try it out this fall. Thank you!
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Jocie@OPC The Better Half says
11 years ago
now add some spiced rum and you’re talking my language! lol. yum yum yum!
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Jessi Wohlwend says
11 years ago
Haha, that would be delicious!
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11 years ago
I cannot wait to make this! It’s perfect for fall parties!!
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Jessi Wohlwend says
11 years ago
Definitely, it’s really easy to make a lot of this at once!
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Ricki @ The Questionable Homesteader says
11 years ago
OK I love Apple Cider on a cold day (never tried Starbucks version) and am really looking forward to trying this!
Stringing Christmas lights while drinking Caramel Apple Spice, decorating for Christmas with it, oh I have a feeling I might just be drinking a lot of this this year.
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Jessi Wohlwend says
11 years ago
That sounds wonderful!
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Betsy @ Romance on a Dime says
11 years ago
Ooo – I’ll have to try this sometime!! I LOVE anything caramel and apple. Thanks for linking up at Romance on a dime.
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11 years ago
This will be perfect to make and sip while its snowing outside. yum!
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Tasha Fontenot says
11 years ago
I am SO making this!!!! And plan to share it on my blog next week! Thanks for sharing!
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11 years ago
Now this sounds like my kind of recipe! Pinning~
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Carissa says
11 years ago
I love this! thanks for the recipe:)
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K Coake says
11 years ago
Mmmm…that sounds soooo good!
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