You can use other fruits such as apples, pears, plums, or grapes to go great with cranberries. You can use actual fruit or their juices, both work fine. If using juice, add it at the end along with other juices.  You can also add sliced apples or pears along with cranberries and cook them. Follow the rest of the recipe. Apples that are less tart, and sweeter such as Gala, Honeycrisp, or Red delicious apples make an ideal candidate for this recipe. Bartlett or Bosc pears are sweet and can be used in this recipe.