Cinnamon Apple Cranberry Sauce

A Thanksgiving Recipe!

Yep, here's one we tried this year. As we ate it, I said thanks to foodnetwork.com for a yummy way to enjoy something which is usually bland, shaped like a can, and is left untouched at the end of the meal.

We'll be making this one again. I actually made it the day before and just pulled it from the refrigerator as we sat down for dinner.

Cinnamon Apple Cranberry Sauce
2 cups cranberry juice
1 6 oz bag craisins
1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
1 cup sugar
2 gala apples, peeled, cored and diced
2 tsp corn starch

In medium saucepan over medium heat, bring cranberry juice, cranberries, cinnamon and sugar to a boil and let cook for 5 minutes. Add the apples and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries have softened and apples are tender (about 5 minutes).
Remove 8 oz of the liquid to a small bowl and whisk in the cornstarch. Slowly add the cornstarch mixture back to the cranberry mixture, stirring constantly. Cook an additional 5 minutes.

Remove from heat and pour into serving bowl. Remove cinnamon sticks. Refrigerate until thickened, about 30 minutes. Serve.

*** I might also lessen the amount of sugar. This was a very sweet tasting sauce.