Fresh Cranberry Compote

I watched Emeril make this on the Food Channel several years ago. It's easy and tastes like you worked really hard on it.

Just use Splenda or Equal in place of the sugar. This is easy and absolutely delicious - you'll never eat the canned version again. Plus - it's healthy - cranberries are full of fiber! Enjoy!



Ingredients

* 1/2 pound fresh cranberries
* 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
* 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
* 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
* 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
* 1/2 cup granulated sugar
* 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
* 2 cups water
* 3 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions

Put the cranberries, orange and lemon zest, orange and lemon juice, sugar, vanilla, and 1 1/2 cups of the water in a medium-size nonreactive saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and cook for 8 minutes.

Dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining 1/2 cup of water and add to the pan. Reduce the heat to medium, then stir constantly until the mixture thickens, about 2 minutes.

Remove from the heat and cool completely.