Cranberry-Apple Chutney
A fresh take on classic cranberry sauce, this cranberry chutney combines tart cranberries and sweet apples with warm spices for a flavor-packed holiday side dish that’s anything but ordinary.
Ingredients
- 1 cupssugar
- ½ cupwater
- 1 packagefresh or frozen cranberries
- 2 largetart apples, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 mediumonion, chopped
- ½ cupgolden raisins
- ½ cuppacked brown sugar
- ¼ cupcider vinegar
- 1 teaspoonground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoonsalt
- ⅛ teaspoonground allspice
- ⅛ teaspoonground cloves
- ½ cupchopped walnuts, toasted
Directions
- 1
In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the sugar and water and bring to a boil, stirring constantly until the sugar is completely dissolved. Once the mixture is boiling, reduce the heat to low and let it simmer uncovered for 3 minutes, continuing to stir occasionally.
- 2
Carefully stir in the cranberries, chopped apples, onion, golden raisins, brown sugar, cider vinegar, cinnamon, salt, allspice and cloves into the simmering sugar mixture. Return the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and let it simmer uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally until the chutney reaches your desired thickness. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the toasted walnuts just before serving. Serve the chutney warm or cold.