Serve these spiced apple rings alongside your favorite pork or turkey dish! They’re sweet, juicy, and have a hint of cinnamon and cloves.
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These spiced apple rings taste a lot like apple pie! Serve them with roast pork or even with ice cream for dessert!
What Are Spiced Apple Rings Made Of?
These spiced apple rings are made with lemon juice, water, cinnamon candy, cloves, and cinnamon sticks.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- apples
- lemon juice
- water
- cinnamon candy
- whole cloves
- cinnamon sticks
(Note: Full recipe is at the bottom of the post)
How to Make Spiced Apple Rings
- Add the lemon juice to 2 cups of water.
- Peel and core apples. Slice each apple into ½ inch thick rings.
- Place the apple rings into the lemon water mixture as soon as they’re sliced.
- Heat ½ cup of the remaining water and the cinnamon candies in a saucepan.
- Stir often until the candy is completely melted, adding water as needed to keep the syrup from getting too thick.
- Add the whole cloves and cinnamon sticks.
- Drain the apple rings and pat them dry with paper towels.
- Gently stir the apple rings into the syrup.
- Cover and simmer, stirring gently and occasionally for about 15 minutes until the apples are tender.
- Add the rings to an airtight container and cover with the cooking syrup.
- Cover tightly and refrigerate overnight, or about 8 hours. Discard the cloves and cinnamon sticks and serve the apple rings with meat or for dessert..
How Do You Cut Apples Into Rings?
Place the apple on a cutting board and remove a thin slice from the top and bottom. Carefully remove the core, keeping the apples intact. Peel and then cut each apple into 3 or 4 thick horizontal slices.
Tips and Tricks
- Use apples with firm flesh like Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, or Macintosh. Firm pears can be used as well.
- Carefully melt the cinnamon candies and keep an eye on them so they don’t burn.
- If you’re baking a ham or a pork roast, use toothpicks to attach the apple rings to the meat.
How to Prevent Cut Apples From Turning Brown
To keep the apples from turning brown, place them in a mixture of lemon juice and water for a few minutes. The great thing about this recipe is the apples turn a gorgeous red color because of the cinnamon candy which hides brown spots.
Spiced Apple Rings Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 lbs apples
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 3 cups water divided
- 2 cups cinnamon candy
- 1 tablespoon whole cloves
- 2 cinnamon sticks
Instructions
- Peel and core apples. Slice each apple into ½ inch thick rings.
- Place the apple rings into the lemon water mixture as soon as they’re sliced.
- Heat ½ cup of the remaining water and the cinnamon candies in a saucepan.
- Stir often until the candy is completely melted, adding water as needed to keep the syrup from getting too thick.
- Add the whole cloves and cinnamon sticks.
- Drain the apple rings and pat them dry with paper towels.
- Gently stir the apple rings into the syrup.
- Cover and simmer, stirring gently and occasionally for about 15 minutes until the apples are tender.
- Add the rings to an airtight container and cover with the cooking syrup.
- Cover tightly and refrigerate overnight, or about 8 hours. Discard the cloves and cinnamon sticks and serve the apple rings with meat or for dessert.
- Store leftover apple rings in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
Cori says
Can these be canned?