Cranberry Applesauce with Port

Beautifully coloured, this applesauce has real holiday flair. Serve it with roast turkey or other poultry, ham or pork.

4 apples, peeled and cored
1 cup (250 mL) cranberries
1/2 cup (125 mL) ruby port or tawny port
1/4 cup (60 mL) (approx) granulated sugar (increase to 1/3 cup/75 mL if apples are tart)
1 tsp (5 mL) grated orange rind
Pinch salt

In saucepan, combine apples, cranberries, port, sugar, orange rind and salt; cover and simmer until fruit is tender, about 20 minutes.

Uncover; simmer until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Let cool. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 1 week.) Serve at room temperature.

Makes about 2-1/2 cups (625 mL).

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