Cranberry Juice mix

By TheresaJ

Turn fresh cranberries into a delectable juice mix: Serve it hot, alone or with tea; or cold, with seltzer, vodka, or white wine.

Ingredients

• 3 cups fresh cranberries
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 strips orange peel
• 6 cloves
• 1/2 vanilla bean halved lengthwise
• 5 cups water

Details

Servings 5

Preparation

Step 1

Combine 3 cups fresh cranberries, 3/4 cup sugar, 2 strips orange peel, 6 cloves, 1/2 vanilla bean halved lengthwise, and 5 cups water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; after about 5 minutes, reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring, 10 minutes more. Let cool a bit; pour through a strainer into a pitcher. Refrigerate, covered, up to 1 week.