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Cut through the clutter of Thanksgiving recipes with 20 favorite recipes from Stir It Up! bloggers. Whether you're a holiday-hosting pro, or a Thanksgiving newbie, you're bound to find an inspiring dish. 

Cranberries: Spiced cranberry chutney with apricots and pecans

Three Many Cooks
Cranberry chutney with apricots and pecans and seasoned with fennel and other spices.

  • By Laura Edwins Contributor

Serves 6 to 8

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

 1/4 teaspoon each: ground fennel and ground cardamom

1/8 teaspoon each: ground cloves and ground ginger

Pinch cayenne pepper

1/2 cup apple cider

1/4 cup pomegranate juice

1 bag (12 ounces) fresh or frozen cranberries

1/2 cup dried cranberries

1/4 cup dried apricots, cut into small dice

1/4 cup toasted pecans, chopped coarse

2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest

Mix spices; bring cider, pomegranate juice, and spice blend to a boil in a large saucepan. Add cranberries and return to a boil, cooking until some of the cranberries just start to pop, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

Meanwhile, mix dried cranberries, apricots, pecans, and orange zest in a medium bowl. Add cooked cranberries to the dried fruits; toss gently to coat. Cool and refrigerate until ready to use (Can be covered and refrigerated up to 5 days.)

Make sure to squirrel away some of the cranberry sauce to dollop on goat cheese-topped toasted baguette or crackers.

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