Recipe information
Yield
Makes about 8 cups
Ingredients
1
large orange
4
quarts apple cider
¼
cup (packed) golden brown sugar
2
tablespoons fresh lemon juice
15
whole cloves
10
whole allspice
8
whole green cardamom pods, crushed
5
cinnamon sticks, each broken in half
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Preparation
Step 1
Using a vegetable peeler, remove peel (orange part only) from orange in strips. Place orange peel in a heavy large pot (reserve orange for another use). Add apple cider, golden brown sugar, lemon juice, cloves, allspice, cardamom pods, and cinnamon sticks to pot. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until cider mixture is reduced to a generous 8 cups, about 40 minutes. Strain cider into a medium pot.
Step 2
Do Ahead: Cider can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Refrigerate until cold, then cover and keep refrigerated. Rewarm and ladle into mugs.