Spiced Cranberry Sauce with Honey

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups cranberry juice cocktail
• 3/4 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger
• 3/4 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 whole cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 12-ounce bag fresh or frozen cranberries

Instructions

1. Combine 1 1/2 cups cranberry juice cocktail, honey and orange peel in heavy medium saucepan.
2. Bring mixture to simmer over medium heat, stirring until honey dissolves.
3. Simmer 4 minutes to blend flavors.
4. Add cinnamon stick, bay leaf, ginger, coriander, salt, black pepper, cloves and cayenne pepper; simmer 2 minutes.
5. Add cranberries and simmer until berries burst and sauce is thick, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
6. Remove from heat.
7. Discard bay leaf; mix in remaining 1/4 cup cranberry juice cocktail.
8. Refrigerate cranberry sauce until well chilled.
9. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead.
10. Cover and keep refrigerated.)