| INGREDIENTS | AMOUNT |
| Fresh Raw Cranberries – rinse and remove any soft berries | 1 ¼ pound (1 &1/8 quarts after cleaning) |
| Diced ripe pear (Overripe is best.
Leave skin on. May substitute ripe grapes, plums. ) |
1 cup plus |
| Diced ripe apple (Skin on, remove any bruised or spoiled areas. Soft or wizened fine.) | 1 & ½ cups |
| Fresh pecans or walnuts (shelled & chopped) | 1 ½ cups |
| Zest of 1 (or ½) Orange (dice the rest or just squeeze into sauce) | 1 (or ½) medium orange |
| LIQUIDS: need total of about 2 cups any combination – may substitute other sweet fruit juices as available: | |
| Apple cider or juice | ¾ cup |
| Orange Juice | ¾ cup |
| Water | ½ cup |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp |
| Pumpkin Pie Spice mixture | 1 tsp |
| Natural non-sugar sweetner:optional | |
| Stevia powder | TINY pinch (1/8 packet) |
|
OR |
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| Truvia® (mixture of stevia & erythritol) | 2 packets |
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OR |
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| Honey (this adds over 100 calories and carbs) | ¼ cup |
METHOD:
- Wash, clean, dice or chop all fruit and nut ingredients
- Grate orange for zest, chop orange sections
- Combine fruits, chopped nuts and zest into large 4 qt. cooking pot.
- Pour in 2 cups of liquid (mixture of fruit juices and water)
- Stir
- Add cinnamon and pumpkin pie spices
- Optional: add minimal amount of natural, no calorie sweetener (you really don’t need this as the fruit juices, apples, pears etc are sweet enough to balance sour of cranberries).
- Stir.
- Place pot on the cooktop, on high or relatively high heat.
- Stir the mixture until it comes to a boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes, stirring as the cranberries “pop” and split.
- Remove from stove and allow to cool to room temperature
- Store in refrigerator until ready to be served.
WHEN READY TO SERVE:
Place in serving bowls and serve….
NOTE: May be served cool or at room temperature.
Any leftovers can be stored in refrigerator, usually keeps 1 month or longer.
Or, you can heat to boiling and use sterile canning processes to put into cup or pint-sized sterilized glass jars for future holiday meals. (or holiday gifts!)
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