Fresh cranberries baked with sugar, brandy, and orange zest.

One of the best things about the Thanksgiving season is the availability of fresh or fresh frozen cranberries.

This brandied cranberry recipe is firmer than typical sauce, with jewels of spiked candied cranberries.

Brandied Cranberries

Elise Bauer

The recipe comes from a recipe by Julie Wente ofWente Wineryin Sunset Magazine.

Mix the cranberries, sugar, brandy, and orange zest in a 2-quart baking dish.

Chill up to one week.