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Dried Cherry Cranberry Sauce Recipe

This recipe is a great change of pace from the more common orange-cranberry sauce combinations. We especially like it around the holidays served alongside a roast turkey. It's so much better than canned cranberry sauce. —Janet Briggs

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16 Servings
Prep: 10 min. Cook: 15 min. + cooling

Ingredients

1/4 pound dried cherries
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 package (12 ounces) fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed

Directions

Place cherries in a bowl and cover with warm water. Let stand for 10 minutes or until plumped. Drain cherries, discarding water.
In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, water, cranberries and cherries. Cook and stir over medium heat until the berries pop, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and skim foam from top of mixture. Cool to room temperature. Cover and store in the refrigerator. Yield: 4 cups.

TEST KITCHEN TIP You can also plump the cherries in warmed orange juice instead of water.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1/4 cup) equals 107 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, trace protein.

Dried Cherry Cranberry Sauce published in Test Kitchen Favorites 2004 , p230

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