Name: Apple Spice Marmalade
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 3 (2-inch) cinnamon sticks; 1/2 tsp cloves; 1/2 fresh orange, unpeeled, quartered, seeds removed, thinly sliced; 6 medium apples, peeled, cored, and finely chopped (6 cups); 2 cups water; 1/4 cup orange juice; 5 cups sugar

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Apple Spice Marmalade is a delicious and easy-to-make preserve that can be enjoyed all year long! This recipe calls for just a few ingredients including apples, oranges, orange juice, sugar, water, cinnamon sticks, and cloves. The result is a sweet marmalade with a delicate flavor. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as my family does!

Apple Spice Marmalade for Canning @ AHomeToMake.com

Apple Spice Marmalade is a delicious recipe that can be made year-round with ingredients found at your local grocery store. It’s perfect for added flavor to toast, bagels, or English muffins in the morning.

This is one of my family’s favorite jams! Unfortunately, it is one of the first ones to disappear, so I really need to make some more! You will love this recipe and it is especially good served on a buttered and toasted slice of my Sweet Sourdough Bread! And since it is apple canning season again, I thought I would share my original recipe!

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Here’s Why You’ll Love Apple Spice Marmalade

simple to make, preserve, and can
uses ingredients you probably have on hand
delicious for breakfast or even on a PB&J at lunch

Equipment Needed to Make Apple Spice Marmalade

This recipe for Apple Spice Marmalade is a simple canning recipe. You’ll need a few basic canning supplies to make this recipe.

Apple Spice Marmalade on a toasted English Muffin

Ingredients Needed for Apple Spice Marmalade

3 (2-inch) cinnamon sticks
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 fresh orange, unpeeled, quartered, seeds removed, thinly sliced
6 medium apples, peeled, cored, and finely chopped (6 cups)
2 cups water
1/4 cup orange juice
5 cups sugar

How to Make Apple Spice Marmalade

Step #1: Sterilize 3-pint jars and lids in a water bath.

Step #2: In an 8- to 10-quart saucepan, combine spices, orange slices, apples, water, and orange juice.

Step #3: Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until apples are tender – about 10 minutes.

Step #4: Add sugar. Boil for 15 minutes, until the mixture is thick and clear, or until it sheets when poured from a metal spoon.

Step #5: Remove from heat and skim off foam.

Step #6: Pour at once into hot, sterile jars.

Step #7: Wipe jar rims clean and seal.

Makes 3 pints. YUM!

What to serve with Apple Spice Marmalade

These Apple Spice Marmalade preserves are so flavorful and delicate, you can serve them alongside a ladies brunch or luncheon. They’re the perfect topping for homemade biscuits, toast, English muffins, or a buttered croissant.