Homemade cranberry sauce is ridiculously easy to make. I like to make it a couple of days in advance.

Ingredients

• 2 cups cranberries
• 2 tablespoons Cognac
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup orange juice
• 3 allspice berries
• 2 cloves
• 1 black peppercorn
• dash of red pepper flakes

Directions

Combine all of the spices in a cheesecloth and tie in a knot.

Bring all ingredients to a boil in a saucepan over medium high heat. Reduce to simmer, stirring often for 20 minutes.

Discard the cheesecloth bundle and cool.