Thanksgiving Eats and Treats, part 1

With Thanksgiving just 2 weeks away, I have decided to start the search for some good, healthier versions of some of our favorite Thanksgiving dishes! We all enjoy getting together and enjoying the feast, but that does not mean that you have to forget watching what you are eating!

Today I have found a cranberry sauce that sounds great - and easy to make!

Kickin' Cranberry Sauce

PER SERVING (1/3 cup): 63 calories, 1g fat, 20mg sodium, 13g carbs, 2g fiber, 8.5g sugars, 1g protein -- POINTS® value 1* (as per posted on HungryGirl.com)

Dab or pile this stuff on top of your turkey. Or just eat it plain! (There’s so much good fruit in here, we wouldn’t blame you.) P.S. For quick day-of assembly, start this off the day before...

Ingredients:
One 12-oz. bag whole cranberries
One 11-oz. can mandarin orange segments in their own juice
1 cup peeled and finely chopped apples
1 envelope (1/4 oz.) dry unflavored gelatin
2/3 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
1/4 cup Almond Accents in Original Oven Roasted
1/4 cup granulated white sugar 1/8 tsp. cinnamon

Directions:
In a medium pot, combine cranberries, Splenda, and sugar with 1 3/4 cups water.
Set stove to medium heat, cover pot, and bring to a boil.
Once boiling, reduce to a simmer and continue to cook for 10 minutes, uncovering to stir occasionally.
Meanwhile, in a small dish, combine gelatin with 1/4 cup cold water, stir well and set aside.
Turn off heat and stir in gelatin mixture, stirring until dissolved and thoroughly combined.
Stir in cinnamon and apples and mix well.
Transfer mixture to a bowl, and refrigerate for at least 5 hours (overnight is best).
Once chilled and set, remove mixture from the fridge and give it a good stir.
Drain juice from the can of orange segments.
Roughly chop orange segments and drain any excess liquid from them.
Slightly crush almonds so that they break into smaller pieces.
Add chopped orange segments and almond pieces to the cranberry sauce, and mix thoroughly. Serve with lean turkey, pork, or chicken, or anything else you like cranberries with!

MAKES 12 SERVINGS