Some of my fondest holiday cooking involves fresh cranberries. Each season I cook up a slightly different version. I prefer their tart flavor to savor in every bite to especially compliment dressing or stuffing. It's also a make ahead recipe you can bring cold to a family meal.

Ingredients

Cranberries, 2 cups fresh

Sugar, 1 cup

Cranberry juice, 1 cup

Allspice, ground, ½ tsp

Preparation

In a medium saucepan, add all the ingredients. There are also choices of which cranberry juice to use. I selected a diet one, with artificial sweetener. Stir and set the burner to medium. Stir, as the sugar dissolves. Adjust the temperature to medium low, stir occasionally. Keep covered. Cook for thirty minutes. Each time you stir, squish down a few cranberries. After thirty minutes, turn off the heat and remove the lid. Stir occasionally, as it cools. Serve warm or cold. Optional to add an extra half cup of sugar for a sweeter sauce. [email protected]