Cinnamon Apple Cranberry Sauce

This is a FoodNetwork recipe by Aaron McCargo Jr.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 2  cups cranberry juice
• 1 (6 ounce) bag dried sweetened cranberries
• 1  cinnamon stick, broken in half
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  gala apples, peeled, cored and diced
• 2  teaspoons cornstarch

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan, add the cranberry juice, cranberries, cinnamon and sugar.
2. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Add the apples and continue cooking, stirring occassionaly until the cranberries have softened and apples are tender (5 minutes).
4. Remove 8 ounces of the liquid to a small bowl and whisk in the cornstarch (to make slurry).
5. Slowly add the slurry to the cranberry mixture. Continue cooking, stirring constantly for an additional 5 minutes.
6. Remove from heat and pour into serving bowl.
7. Refrigerate until thickened (30 minutes).
8. Remove cinnamon sticks and serve.