Cranberry-Orange Conserve

Ingredients:

1 quart unfiltered cranberry juice (This was hard to find in a regular store, Ocean spray is fine)
1/4 cup apple cider
1 cup sugar
Peel of 1 orange, cut in large strips
1 tablespoon grated ginger
2 bay leaves
1 cup hazelnuts, toasted
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 pound fresh cranberries

Directions:

In a medium saucepan, combine cranberry juice, apple cider, sugar, orange peel, ginger and bay leaves. Simmer until the mixture is reduced by half, about 20 minutes. Add the nuts, vinegar and cranberries. Continue to cook until the cranberries burst, about 15 minutes.

I like this recipe, I had to cook it longer than 15 minutes at the end though. I also needed to add about 1/3 cup of sugar because it was very tart. This is a delish choice over the canned cranberry sauce and simple to make.