In our humble opinion, traditional cranberry sauce is, for lack of a better term, boring.  So we’ve made it delicious!  In our version, the sweet cherries balance the tart cranberries, with a delicious crunch brought it by the walnuts.  You won’t be able to turn this cranberry sauce down!

CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH CHERRIES AND WALNUTS

INGREDIENTS

• 12 oz. fresh cranberries

• 2 cups orange juice

• 1 cup golden brown sugar (packed)

• 12 oz. frozen dark sweet cherries (cut in halves or quarters)

• ½ cup flavored dried cranberries

• ½ cup walnuts (finely chopped)

• ½ tsp. cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

1. Rinse and drain the cranberries.

2. In a large sauce pan combine the orange juice, brown sugar, and cranberries. Over medium high heat, boil the mixture until the cranberries begin to pop open (about 10 minutes) and then reduce the heat to medium.

3. Add the chopped frozen dark sweet cherries and continue to cook and stir the sauce until the mixture thickens (remember it will continue to thicken while cooling).

4. Remove the sauce from the heat and add the dried cranberries, walnuts and cinnamon. Cover and refrigerate when cooled.*

*Note: You can make this sauce up to three days ahead.