Fresh Cranberry Sauce with Apple Cider and Applesauce

By Hklbrries

From Rod Jessick. “I always make this for Thanksgiving,” he says.

Ingredients

• 1 bag whole cranberries
• 1 cup apple cider
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 6 to 8 whole cloves
• Sugar, to taste
• 1 to 2 cups homemade or high-quality applesauce (see note)

Preparation

Step 1

Place cranberries, picked over, in a 1- to 2-quart saucepan. Add apple cider, cinnamon stick, cloves and sugar to taste. Bring to a boil and add 1 to 2 cups of homemade or really good applesauce (try to find Gravenstein applesauce or one that is sweetened with fruit juice.) Cook and reduce for a few minutes and cool. Remove cinnamon and cloves. Chill.