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Superb Cranberry Sauce with Apples and Pears

“This cranberry sauce has extra spices, diced fruits, and orange juice added to make it more exciting than plain old cranberries. Everyone always loves this at Thanksgiving and it disappears fast! It's best when made the night before and left to rest in the refrigerator overnight so all the flavors can blend together.”

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Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2011

Was a Thanksgiving hit. YUM!!

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WestCoastJana

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2011

This is great for people who aren't really fond of cranberries - it has a lot of apple flavor. It's pretty good, but I personally prefer cranberry relish.

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NANCY99

Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2011

My husband made this recipe last year. Everyone loved it and leftovers went too quick!

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CARIA

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2011

This was the first time that I cooked homemade cranberry sauce, and I was very excited to see that this incorporated fruit other than just cranberries. I left it in the fridge for approximately 24 hours, but it didn't gel up the way that I thought it would. Also, it was delicious, but just way too sweet to eat as a side dish. My husband said that it could probably be used as filling or a topping for a dessert, because it is very sweet. Although the sweetness bothered us, the taste was very good; hence, I will be making it again. Next time, I will cut back on the sugar and use more cranberries.

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Jacolyn

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Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Fishkill, New York, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2011

I have made this cranberry compote the past three Thanksgivings...and it is ALWAYS a hit! It is a great accompaniment to the turkey and stuffing. For best results, make it a day ahead of time and refrigerate so that ingredients meld together...yum! (side note...who would ever just open a can of cranberry sauce and serve it??)

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Bluewater Lady

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2011

I made two different cranberry sauces for Thanksgiving dinner this year - my usual Oranged Cranberry Sauce from this site, and this one. I cut it back to 8 servings, but otherwise followed the recipe. It was a beautiful, flavorful sauce, just a tad sweeter than I like. That could simply be the result of the fruit I used (pears can really vary in sweetness), and is easily fixed by adding a portion of the sugar, then adding more as needed after the fruit has had time to release its juices. I'll definitely make this again!

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JAMJMine

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2011

I made this last Thanksgiving and was hoping I could find the recipe again. I have been craving it all year! It was hands-down the best cranberry sauce I've ever had, and everyone else at the table (including a bunch of gourmet foodies), said the same. This year, I will make an extra batch of this to can and give the jars to my guests to take home.

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saltychelle

Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2009

Lisa - This is a great recipe for Home Made Cranberry Sauce. It is so easy to make and the results are perfection!! We had a Christmas Dinner party and I used your recipe. I did not change one thing and everyone loved it!! They all wanted the recipe -so I printed up your recipe and shared it with them. Thank you for sharing it with the ALLRECIPE.COM family.

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NE1canCook

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Spanish Fort, Alabama, USA

Living In: Rocklin, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2009

All I can say is OMG this is the best cranberry sauce (and I usually don't like cranberry sauce). I made this last year and have been searching for my print out and just found it today....It will be off to the store for the ingredents....update.11-24-2011 made this with honey crips apples and bartlets.... still amazing.... and i water bathed it so i can put in cabnet with all my summer preserves.....

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