Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup water
• 12 ounce sfresh cranberriesfrozen can also be used
• pinch of salt
• pinch of cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extra ct

Instructions

1. Place the water and sugar in a medium pot over medium high heat. Bring to a boil.
2. For a traditional cranberry sauce: Add the cranberries to the pot and boil for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 10 minutes or until cranberries have burst.
3. For a whole berry cranberry sauce: Add 3/4 of the the cranberries to the pot and boil for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 10 minutes or until cranberries have burst. Add the remaining 1/4 of the cranberries to the pot.
4. Add the salt, cinnamon and vanilla extract to the sauce, then cook for 1 minute.
5. Let the sauce sit at room temperature until cool. Transfer to a storage container and place in the fridge until ready to use.