Spiced Pear Cider

There's nothing better than curling up with warm cider on a crisp fall day. I couldn't resist buying a 28 lb box of fresh pears as soon as September hit to make this spiced pear cider. 

6 cups fresh Bartlett pear juice
8 whole cloves
15 whole allspice
5 small cinnamon sticks
3/4 cup real maple syrup

Place cloves, allspice, and cinnamon sticks in the center of a coffee filter and tie closed with a kitchen string. Combine spice sack, pear juice, and maple syrup in a slow cooker. Cover with lid, and cook on low for 3 hours. Remove the spice sack from the pear cider and serve warm. Granish with a fresh cinnamon stick if you'd like. This makes about 8 servings. Enjoy!

P.S. Don't worry if you don't have all the ingredients on hand for this recipe. I have fallen in love with the bulk spice section at my local grocery store. For all the spices in this recipe, I spent about 70 cents!