Cranberry Sauce with Cloves

Serves 12 in about 4 hours. The slow cooker brings cranberries and walnuts together.

Ingredients

• 1 (12 oz) pkg fresh cranberries
• ½ cup orange juice
• ⅓ cup water
• ⅓ cup brown sugar*
• ⅓ cup white sugar*
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• Pinch of ground ginger
• Chopped walnuts
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch of cloves

Method

1. Tip in the cranberries to the slow cooker.
2. Stir together the remaining ingredients and pour over the cranberries.
3. Set the lid on the slow cooker and cook on High for 2-3 hours, or Low for 4-6 hours, stirring once every hour to prevent scorching. You don't want to overcook the sauce, so just cook until all of the berries have burst.
4. Taste and adjust sweetener as you like.
5. Mash the cranberry sauce as much as you like.
6. Plate warm or chilled (the sauce will thicken quite a bit as it cools).

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