Holiday Cranberry Applesauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 3 pounds cooking apples, such as mcintosh or rome, cored and sliced (do not peel)
• 1 1/2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
• 2/3 cup red hot cinnamon candies (available in cake-decorating aisle)

Recipe

• in a large pot, combine all ingredients. bring to a boil. cook over medium heat, covered, 15 minutes.
• lower heat; simmer until apples are very soft, about 20 minutes. cool slightly. transfer to a food processor with the knife blade; process until smooth. serve warm, chilled or at room temperature.