Ingredients
- 4 pounds Rome Beauty, Jonathan or McIntosh apples, peeled,cored, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
- 3/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Directions
- Combine apples, cider, orange juice and cinnamon stick in heavy large saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until apples are very tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Discard cinnamon stick.
- Puree apple mixture in processor. Return to same saucepan. Stir in brown sugar, orange peel and cloves. Simmer over medium-low heat until mixture is dark in color and thick, and mounds on spoon, stirring frequently, about 45 minutes. Transfer to large bowl. Cool completely. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
