Cranberry Sauce by Cindy Leigh

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Cranberry Sauce
Submitted by Cindy Leigh on November 12, 2012 at 12:08 pm

I wanted a whole berry cooked cranberry sauce this year instead of my usual raw cranberry/orange relish. I have a coffee cake recipe that uses whole berry sauce. So here's what I threw together. It may not last for the coffee cake.

1 bag cranberries
zest of one orange
juice of half an orange (saved the rest for turkey brining!)
3/4 cup apple cider
1/2 cup apple cider
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup sugar
~1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1 small can of crushed pineapple, undrained
handful of golden raisins
1 box sugar free black cherry jello
small pinch of cinnamon
small pinch of ground cloves
tsp of maple extract

Put washed cranberries, 3/4 cup apple cider, orange juice and zest, honey, and sugar in sauce pan.
Bring to boil, and reduce to a simmer.

Add blueberries and pineapple.

Heat 1/2 cup cider in microwave for one minute.

Stir jello into hot cider. When dissolved, add to sauce pan and stir.

Add raisins, spices, and extract. Stir.

Mixture will be lumpy and about the consistency of ... well, thicker than a syrup but thinner than a pudding. Hope that makes sense.

Ladle into small containers and refrigerate.

Measurements are approximate. It was a "throw it in til it tastes good" effort. I contemplated adding chopped apricots but figured I'd tossed in enough already.

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