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Spiced Cranberry Sauce with Zinfandel

4.8

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 3 cups

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups red Zinfandel
1 cup sugar
1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
6 whole cloves
6 whole allspice
2 cinnamon sticks
1 3x1-inch strip orange peel
1 12-ounce bag fresh cranberries

Preparation

  1. Combine all ingredients except cranberries in medium saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced to 1 3/4 cups, about 10 minutes. Strain syrup into large saucepan. Add cranberries to syrup and cook over medium heat until berries burst, about 6 minutes. Cool. Transfer sauce to medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate until cold. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Keep refrigerated.)

TagsSauceAmericanCranberryBerryFruitDairy FreeGluten FreeVegetarianVeganNut FreeEasyQuickSimmerThanksgivingFallWinterBon Appétit
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