Contemporary Cranberry Sauce {Straightforward} – Two Peas & Their Pod

I at all times replenish on contemporary cranberries after I see them on the retailer. I really like making my Apple Cranberry Pie, Cranberry Orange Bread, and the BEST Cranberry Sauce.

Cranberry Sauce is a vacation custom and I really like this cranberry sauce recipe as a result of it’s sweetened with pure maple syrup. There are not any refined sugars right here, simply contemporary cranberries, pure maple syrup, orange zest, orange juice, and a little bit cinnamon. The flavors are FANTASTIC!

It’s the excellent aspect dish for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It solely takes 25 minutes to make and you may make it upfront. And I promise it’s MUCH higher than canned cranberry sauce. Contemporary is the ONLY solution to go!

Easy Components

• Contemporary or frozen cranberries– Contemporary cranberries will begin showing in shops on the finish of October or early November. I like to purchase a number of luggage so I can put a number of within the freezer. They are going to maintain for as much as one yr, so replenish!
• Pure maple syrup– to sweeten the sauce. You need to steadiness out the tart within the cranberries.
• Orange- you have to the juice and zest from a contemporary orange.
• Water– to make the sauce
• Cinnamon– a love including a little bit cinnamon!

How you can Make Cranberry Sauce

• Place the cranberries in a colander and rinse with chilly water. Discard any shriveled or broken cranberries.
• In a medium saucepan, mix the cranberries, maple syrup, orange zest, orange juice, and water. You’ll carry to a boil and prepare dinner till the cranberries have damaged down and thickened right into a compote, about 20 minutes. The cranberries will pop, don’t be scared:) The sauce will proceed to thicken because it cools.
• Take away the cranberry sauce from the warmth and stir within the cinnamon. Let cool fully at room temperature, then switch to a bowl to relax within the fridge.

How you can Serve

You may serve cranberry sauce at room temperature or chilled. It’s the excellent condiment for vacation turkey. I wish to unfold it on my dinner roll or toast, SO good! You may as well add it to leftover turkey sandwiches for a selection of sweetness.

Variations

• Sweeten with honey as an alternative of pure maple syrup. After all, you’ll be able to sweeten with common granulated sugar too. Sweeten to style!
• Add a pinch of nutmeg or allspice.
• In case you don’t look after orange, you’ll be able to omit the orange juice and zest.
• Add ½ cup diced contemporary fruit like pineapple, pears, or apples.
• You may as well add dried fruit like currants, dried cranberries, or raisins.
• Stir in pecans or walnuts on the finish in order for you a nutty crunch.

How you can Retailer & Freeze

You can also make cranberry sauce upfront, which is SO good. Get it out of the best way so you have got one much less factor to fret about on the massive day!

Retailer it lined within the fridge for as much as 10 days. You may as well freeze cranberry sauce in a freezer container or freezer bag for as much as 4 months.

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Straightforward Cranberry Sauce

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Maple Cranberry Sauce

Contemporary cranberry sauce sweetened with pure maple syrup, orange zest, orange juice, and a touch of cinnamon. This simple cranberry sauce is the right aspect dish to your entire vacation meals.

• 12 ounces contemporary or frozen cranberries
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• Zest of 1 medium orange
• Juice of 1 medium orange
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon floor cinnamon

• Place the cranberries in a colander and rinse with chilly water. Discard any shriveled or broken cranberries.

• In a medium saucepan, mix the cranberries, maple syrup, orange zest, orange juice, and water. Deliver to a boil over medium-high warmth, then decrease the warmth to low and simmer, stirring often, till the cranberries have damaged down and thickened right into a compote, about 20 minutes. The cranberries will pop, don’t be scared:) The sauce will proceed to thicken because it cools.

• Take away the cranberry sauce from the warmth and stir within the cinnamon. Let cool fully at room temperature, then switch to a bowl to relax within the fridge.

This cranberry sauce could be made upfront. It would maintain in a container within the fridge for as much as 10 days. You may as well freeze the sauce for as much as 4 months. 

Serving: 8g, Energy: 54kcal, Carbohydrates: 13g, Sodium: 2mg, Potassium: 45mg, Sugar: 12g, Calcium: 23mg

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