Honey Crisp Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 12oz. bag of cranberries, washed
• 1 cup honeycrisp apple, diced (granny smith works too)
• 1 cup apple cider
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup grade-A maple syrup
• 1 cinnamon stick, optional
• 1 star anise, optional
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/8 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 tbsp orange marmalade (optional)
• tiny pinch of cayenne
• pinch of kosher salt
• Zest from an orange or tangerine