Winter Cranberry Fruit Salad
Ingredients
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For the cranberry sauce base, you will need:
- 1/2 cup apple cider
- 1/2 cup orange juice (freshly squeezed)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 (12oz) package whole cranberries
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Dash of nutmeg
- Zest of 1 orange
For the fruit salad, you will need: - 1 Pomegranate
- 2 Pears (crisp ones like Bosc or Asian would work well, or a green one like Anjou add some nice color)
- 3 Crisp Sweet-Tart Apples (Like Cameo, Pink Lady, Topaz or Honeycrisp)
- 4–5 Clementines
- 1 Container kumquats (if desired)
Instructions
- Place juices and sugars in the crock pot (or large pot) and stir until dissolved. Add cranberries and spices and stir again.
- Turn crock pot on to high and cook for 3-4 hours, stirring occasionally, or cook over stove top on high about 40-60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Transfer to another container, add zest of orange and cool completely in refrigerator before serving.
- Wash all fruit.
- Peel pomegranates and clementines. Remove white pith from fruit.
- Dice apples and pears, peeled or unpeeled depending on your preference.
- In a large serving bowl, mix all fruit together, then pour cranberry sauce over the fruit salad. Stir until combined.
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