Triple Cranberry Conserve

Triple Cranberry Conserve

Ingredients:

1 12 ounce bag fresh or frozen cranberries, lightly chopped in a food processor (cranberries should still be chunky)

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup cranberry juice

1/2 cup dried cranberries

Zest of one orange

Juice of one orange

You can make this recipe a couple of days before Thanksgiving.

Place all of the above ingredients in a medium heavy bottomed saucepan. (a heavy bottom pan is less likely to burn or scorch) Over medium-high heat, bring the mixture to a boil and as soon a it hits the boiling point, let it cook 1 minute and then turn off your stove and sit the pan aside to cool. Stir occasionally. This will give the sugar a chance to melt and sweeten the fresh cranberries, it will also allow the dried cranberries to soften. When cranberries are cool, place in a covered container in your refrigerator until ready to serve.