Cranberry and Dried-Cherry Sauce

By chelyc13

Ingredients

• 1 12oz container frozen cranberry juice cocktail, thawed
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 6oz package dried tart cherries
• 1 12oz bag cranberries

Preparation

Step 1

Bring first 5 ingredients to boil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add cherries; cook 2 minutes. Add cranberries; cook until berries pop, stirring occasionally, about 9 minutes. Transfer to bowl. Cover; chill overnight (can be made 1 week ahead, keep chilled) discard cinnamon. Serve cold or at room temperature.