Best Ever Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Best Ever Cranberry Sauce is easy and delightful. Spiced with ginger and orange peel, it is the best and unique recipe for perfect Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinner.
Servings: 8
Calories: 93kcal
Ingredients
- 1 bag - 12 oz. fresh cranberries rinsed and drained
- ¾ cup brown raw sugar or stevia
- ½ cup orange juice
- ½ cup water
- pinch of salt
- 1 inch ginger root cut into tiny pieces
- 2 Tablespoons orange peel chopped into bite size pieces or 1 Tablespoon Orange Zest - Optional but highly recommended
Instructions
Stove Top Method to make Cranberry Sauce
- Combine sugar (or stevia), orange juice, and water in a large saucepan over medium heat. Let the sugar dissolve completely.
- Add cranberries, ginger and salt. Bring it to a simmer over medium heat, stirring frequently.
- Add orange peel or orange zest. Continue cooking, for about 10 minutes, or until all or most of the cranberries have popped.
- Let cool completely for least 30 minutes. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Can be stored in freezer for extended periods of time.
Instant Pot Method to Make Cranberry Sauce
- Combine all ingredients including water and add them in InstantPot. Stir well.
- Close the lid. Choose Manual at High Pressure for 1 minute. After it beeps when done, allow for NPR- Natural Presure Release. Open lid carefully.
- Click cancel and then the Sauté button. Stir and break the cranberries with a wooden spoon. Stir well till you get thick cranberry sauce. Remove the main insert after done. The sauce will thicken a bit more after it's cooled off.
- Let cool completely for least 30 minutes. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Can be stored in freezer for extended periods of time. Enjoy !
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 93kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Sodium: 23mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g