Cranberry apple relish

Name: Cranberry apple relish
Prep time: 16 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 41 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 1 12-ounce package fresh cranberries, picked over; 1 1/2 pounds sweet cooking apples; 1 1/2 cups apple juice, or water; 2 -3 inch long cinnamon sticks, or 1 teaspoon. ground cinnamon; 1/2 cup sugar, or more (to taste)

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Dessert

Very Easy

41 min

Ingredients

1 12-ounce package fresh cranberries, picked over
1 1/2 pounds sweet cooking apples
1 1/2 cups apple juice, or water
2 -3 inch long cinnamon sticks, or 1 teaspoon. ground cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar, or more (to taste)

Preparation

Preparation16 min

Cook time25 min

In a large sauce pan pour the apple juice or water and the cinnamon sticks. Bring to boiling over high heat.
Add the cranberries and cook until most of the berries pop. Stir sugar and apples into cranberry mixture and return to boiling.
Remove from heat and discard cinnamon sticks, if using. At this point, it's important to taste the relish to see if you need more sugar.
The original recipe was not sweetened, relying upon the apple juice and apples to add enough sweetness.
But it needs sugar, so start with the half cup and go from there. Even with this amount of sugar, the relish will still be on the tart side.
Also, the apples will cook just enough to be tender, but not mushy.
Cool to room temperature and transfer to a covered container. Refrigerate.