From our best bites.
½ gallon apple cider (8 cups)
½ cups orange juice, freshly squeezed (from about 3 large oranges)
1 orange
8 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
¼ teaspoons ground allspice
1/3 to ½ cup jarred caramel sauce, plus more for topping
Whipped cream
Pour cider into a large pot on the stove. Set heat to medium-high. Add orange juice, cinnamon sticks, and allspice.
Thoroughly wash your orange and gently stab the whole cloves into it (you can use a toothpick to poke a little hole first and then insert the cloves to make it easier).
Add orange to the pot. Bring cider mixture to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer. Simmer on low for at least 60 minutes. After 60 minutes, remove orange so it doesn’t split open. Before serving, mix in 1/3 cup caramel sauce and stir to combine. Add more to taste if desired.
Ladle cider into mugs, top with whipped cream, and drizzle with caramel.
10 comments:
Do you think I could make this ahead of time at home and then bring it with me to Thanksgiving and it would still be good?
This was so divine!
You could definitely make it ahead. It re-warms just fine, if you wanted to make far in advance, then reheat it at your Thanksgiving dinner. You could also make it at home and keep it warm pretty easily just keeping it in the pan, because this stuff gets pretty hot.
Just so you know too, I have made this recipe a few times, and one of the times I made it the caramel sort of melted, but then there were little bits in the cider that you could see. It tasted the same, and when you stirred it they went away, but it just didn't look as good as when the caramel incorporated as well. I don't know why it did it that one time and not others, but if that happens when you make it, just know that it will taste the same, even if it doesn't look as perfect! I always use the unsweetened, pulpy looking cider anyways, so it is not like it is clear to start, so I don't think it is a huge deal.
Try not to judge me. Where do you buy vanilla beans, cinnamon sticks, and whole cloves? I've never seen them in the store except for maybe cinnamon sticks in the produce section.
Try not to judge me. Where do you buy vanilla beans, cinnamon sticks, and whole cloves? I've never seen them in the store except for maybe cinnamon sticks in the produce section.
Try not to judge me. Where do you buy vanilla beans, cinnamon sticks, and whole cloves? I've never seen them in the store except for maybe cinnamon sticks in the produce section.
Try not to judge me. Where do you buy vanilla beans, cinnamon sticks, and whole cloves? I've never seen them in the store except for maybe cinnamon sticks in the produce section.
Try not to judge me. Where do you buy vanilla beans, cinnamon sticks, and whole cloves? I've never seen them in the store except for maybe cinnamon sticks in the produce section.
I wish I knew why my comment just published FIVE times. I guess I am just *special* and Blogger really wanted you both to know that.
Ha, Blogger must love you Kalie.
So I feel like grocery stores are random with their spice stocking. It seems hit or miss to me. It is annoying. Here is where I have had luck though...
Vanilla bean: this one is more difficult if you don't want to pay like $5 a bean. At the grocery store, I have seen them in the spice aisle, but there are seriously 2 beans in the jar for like $10. I found a big thing of vanilla beans at Costco for cheap like a year ago. (Costco actually has good prices on spices, especially if you use them a lot. I always buy salt/pepper grinders and ground cinnamon there). I am on my last bean, and last time I was there, they weren't selling them. I know some people buy them online, which I might do when I run out. You can get them cheaper and try different varieties of beans. Also, random tip - if you ever are going or know someone going to Mexico, ask them to bring back a bag of vanilla beans for you, they are especially cheap there!
Cinnamon sticks: I find these in the spice aisle. Usually I just get the Kroger brand at Smiths. They come in the spice tins and have like 8 sticks in them or something.
Whole cloves: I am glad you asked about this, because I realized I initially just put cloves and not whole cloves on the recipe. I think I may have just got these at Smiths in the spice aisle. I have seen other cider recipes that use ground cloves, so you could substitute that too if you didn't want the hassle of buying the whole cloves.
Hope that helps!
Oh, you are so incredibly helpful, as always. I looked on Amazon and they do sell vanilla beans and vanilla bean paste. The paste is getting lots of chat on food blogs lately, don't you think? If you read Sweet Treats and More I think she made a popcorn with vanilla bean paste that sounds delish.
I hope I am not coming across as over the top, but I sincerely am SO THANKFUL to you! I have learned so much about food from you. (And you, too, Andrea!) Before a month ago, I had never even tasted fennel. I really feel my palate is expanding and I am learning to be brave in my food-ness. So GRACIAS. You chicas are the BOMB {DOT} COM.
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