5-Ingredient Cranberry Sauce Recipe (Sally's Baking Addiction) -and- Happy thanksgiving!
开云体育5-Ingredient Cranberry Sauce Recipe
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Virginia Butterfield
| 12?ounces | bag?cranberries, rinsed* |
| 3/4?cup | (150g)?water |
| 1/4?cup | (60ml) fresh?orange juice?(about 1/2 large orange) |
| 3/4?cup | (150g) packed light or dark brown sugar* |
| 1?teaspoon | orange zest |
| 1/2?teaspoon | pure?vanilla extract |
Directions:
Read
before you begin: You need fresh orange juice and orange zest.
I recommend zesting the orange first, setting the zest aside,
then cutting the orange for the juice. (Harder to zest a cut
orange!) You need about half of a large orange for 1/4 cup
juice. Juice the other half of the orange if you need more to
yield 1/4 cup.
After rinsing the cranberries, set 1/2 cup cranberries aside.
You will stir these in at the end for extra texture.
Combine the remaining cranberries, water, orange juice, and
brown sugar together in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
Stir occasionally as the mixture comes to a simmer. Once
simmering, reduce heat to low-medium. While stirring
occasionally, continue to cook until liquid has reduced and
cranberries have burst and thickened, about 10 more minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup reserved cranberries,
orange zest, and vanilla extract. Sauce will continue to
thicken as it cools.
Sauce is excellent served warm or at room temperature. Cover
and store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Notes
- Make Ahead?&?Freezing Instructions:?You can prepare the sauce 3 days ahead of time. Cool completely, cover tightly, then refrigerate until ready to use. Bring to room temperature or warm on the stove/in the microwave, if desired, before serving. To freeze, cool sauce completely. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator, then bring to room temperature or warm on the stove/in the microwave before serving.
- Cranberries:?One 12 ounce bag is usually between 3 and 4 cups. You can use fresh or frozen cranberries. No need to fully thaw. Rinse the cranberries with water in a colander before using. No need to pat dry—some water droplets are fine.
- Brown Sugar:?I usually use 3/4 cup brown sugar, which makes a moderately sweet cranberry sauce. You can increase to 1 cup (200g) if you prefer your cranberry sauce extra sweet.
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If you need to bring a dish to Thanksgiving, bring this cranberry sauce (and bring??for brunch or dessert!).?? It’s low maintenance and you can make it ahead of time. You can also freeze the cranberry sauce for up to 3 months. Easy!
Orange and cranberry are a natural pairing. Have you tried? ?yet?
More Thanksgiving Side Dishes
- ?(from scratch!)
- ?(with crunchy pecan topping)
Uses for Cranberry Sauce
- With a traditional Thanksgiving meal
- On?, pancakes, or?
- Swirl 3/4 cup into??batter before baking
- Serve with?
- On?
- Swirl 1/2 cup into??batter (you can skip the whole cranberries in that recipe)
- Swap BBQ sauce for cranberry sauce on??(it really is good)
- Swirl into yogurt or cottage cheese
- Swap the fresh fruit for a spoonful of cranberry sauce on my?
- Inside these?
Ginny Butterfield
Cranberry Twp, Pa