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Mulled cranberry & apple sauce

Mulled cranberry & apple sauce served in a ramekin

Mulled cranberry & apple sauce

Name: Mulled cranberry & apple sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 200ml red wine; 1 cinnamon stick; ½ orange rind peeled, then juiced; 5 cloves; 1 tsp ground ginger; 2 star anise; 1 small cooking apple peeled, cored and cut into 1cm pieces; 200g fresh or frozen cranberries; 150g light brown soft sugar

Esther Clark

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Serves 8

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 20 mins

plus infusing

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Make this spiced cranberry sauce up to four days ahead for a stress-free Christmas. It's delicious spooned over turkey or ham

Freezable

Gluten-free

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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200ml red wine
1 cinnamon

stick
½ orange

rind peeled, then juiced
5 cloves
1 tsp ground ginger
2 star anise
1 small cooking apple

peeled, cored and cut into 1cm pieces
200g fresh or frozen cranberries
150g light brown soft sugar

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal104
fat0g

low
saturates0g
carbs20g
sugars20g
fibre1g
protein0.3g
salt0.02g

Method

step 1

Bring the wine to a gentle simmer with the cinnamon, orange juice and rind, cloves, ginger and star anise. Once steaming, remove from the heat and leave to infuse for 30 mins.
step 2

Strain the wine into another pan, discarding the aromatics, and add the apple, cranberries and sugar. Bring to a simmer. Bubble for 10-15 mins until the berries start to burst, and the apple is soft. The sauce will thicken as it cools – you can add a splash more orange juice or water to loosen, if you like. Make ahead and freeze, or keep in the fridge for up to four days. Bring to room temperature to serve.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2019

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