No-sugar Added Spicy Cranberry Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 dried chipotle peppers
• 2 (12 ounce) bags fresh cranberries (frozen if not in season and thawed out)
• 2 2/3 cups xylitol sweetener (i used now brand)
• 2 valencia oranges
• 3 small garlic cloves (minced)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (heaping)
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin (heaping)

Recipe

• 1 place dried chipotles in a small sauce pan and add water to cover chiles completely. place on stove and bring to a boil. reduce temp and let simmer until chiles are rehydrated and soft (about 30 minutes). remove chiles and place in a larger saucepan.
• 2 add cranberries (picked over) and xylitol to the pan with the chiles.
• 3 add the zest of the 2 oranges to the cranberry mixture then cut in half and add their juice.
• 4 heat on medium temperature stirring until xylitol is dissolved. continue stirring until cranberries begin to pop.
• 5 add garlic, cinnamon, and cumin and continue to simmer as mixture thickens.
• 6 remove from stove and let cool.
• 7 chill in refrigerator. mixture will thicken upon cooling.
• 8 serve cold or warm.