Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients
12 ounce bag of frozen or fresh cranberries
2/3 cup Diet cranberry juice cocktail 
3 Cinnamon sticks 
Half of a fresh orange 
1 teaspoon of sweetener of choice (optional) 

Directions 

1. In a large saucepan add cranberries and juice cocktail, then bring mixture to a simmer.  
   
2. Next squeeze out the juice from your orange into the mixture and add in cinnamon sticks.
   
3. Continue to cook on low for no less than 15 minutes. The cranberries should burst open. 
   
4. Stir occasionally, the longer the mixture cooks the more the cranberries will break down. 
   
5. Add sweetener if you want your sauce sweeter
   
6. Remove from the stovetop, and allow your sauce to cool. Then transfer the sauce to a bowl, cover and chill in the fridge until you are ready to serve.
   

                   TIP: You can replace Cranberry juice cocktail with water, if you don’t want your sauce as tart!