Cranberry Apple Compote (Crockpot)

[Dee]

6 cooking apples, peeled and sliced
1 cup fresh cranberries
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup red wine
Arrange apple slices and cranberries in crockpot.

Sprinkle sugar over fruit. Add orange peel, vanilla, water and wine.
Stir to mix ingredients.
Cover, cook on low 4-6 hours, until apples are tender.
Serve warm fruits with the juices.

[teagirl]

Hi Dee, can I use frozen cranberries? and if I do, should I cut down on the water?
These are home frozen berries, not commercially frozen.
thx

[Dee]

Maxine,
You shouldn't have to cut back on the water.
Did you wash the cranberries, dry and then do a quick freeze on a cookie sheet, etc. ??????


Dee~~~~

[teagirl]

I did a stem removal and wash and dry but froze in a bag, not separately. They haven't clumped together - I took some from the bag this week to make cranberry lemon muffins and was able to take out a bunch without any trouble.

[Lucy]

Dee,

Anyone ever try the recipe using grape juice instead of wine? Guess the alcohol processes the ingredients differently than grapejuice would. Otherwise, would it be a good thing to reduce down the grape juice to increase the intensity of the flavor?

You are such a genious, I know you'll know if/how this could be done.

Thanks!
Yours, Luce

[Dee]

Hi There Luce!
Remember substitutes won't necessarily mimic the flavor of the original ingredient. The intention is to add some acidity and contrast as well as intensify flavors.
You can use red grape juice or cranberry juice and you don't have to reduce the amount.
I would cut back on the amount of sugar in the recipe by 1/4 cup, when choosing to use the fruit juices.

Dee~~`