I have made this family-favorite cranberry sauce with fresh cranberries for Christmas and Thanksgiving every year for more than a decade. The recipe was given to me by a friend.
Ingredients
- cinnamon sticks: 3 piece
- whole cloves: 5 piece
- whole allspice berries: 5 piece
- cranberries: 4 cups (fresh)
- ½ cups water: 1 piece
- white sugar: 2 cups
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Stages of cooking
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Wrap cinnamon sticks, cloves, and allspice berries in a spice bag.
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Combine cranberries, water, and spice bag in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook until cranberries begin to burst, about 10 minutes.
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Stir in sugar and reduce the heat to low. Continue cooking until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
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Remove and discard spice bag. Cover cranberry sauce and chill in the refrigerator before serving, 8 hours to overnight.
