Slowly but surely, I'm building a list of what I want to eat & cook for Thanksgiving. I'm testing some new ideas now, and then I'll have my tried and true recipes around to add on at the last minute. Here is one tried and true recipe, cranberry sauce, and one new one, cranberry apple sauce, I just tried a few nights ago that was an instant success.
My goal is to document at least half of the recipes I rely on for Thanksgiving so I can pull them up on my laptop while I'm cooking in the kitchen. Let's see how far I get.
Cranberry Sauce
If you want to reduce the amount of honey, you can replace some of it with apple cider, orange juice, or another juice. I can eat this straight, but I find it goes really well accompanying buttery, salty foods, like roasted chicken, turkey, and roasted, salted vegetables.
Ingredients
- 1 cup cranberries fresh or frozen
- ½ cup honey or less depending on how sweet you like it
- ½ cup water
- ½ teaspoon orange zest optional
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon optional
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients together in a saucepan and bring to a low boil.
- The cranberries will begin to pop open after about 5 minutes of a stead boil. When the liquid becomes thicker and all the cranberries are popped open, stop cooking the sauce.
- Cool and serve, or store in the refrigerator. I can usually store this for up to two weeks.
Nutrition
Calories: 35kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 11mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 4IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 1mg
Cranberry Applesauce
This is one of those recipes that I lucked out with. It worked well on the first try - but then again, it's hard to really mess up applesauce. A bit sweet and a bit tart, I can eat this hot or cold, alone or with something. The other night I ate it with stir-fried kale and bacon. Yum!
Ingredients
- 1 cup cranberries fresh or frozen
- 1 cup honey or less if you prefer it a little more tart than sweet
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 large apples peeled, cored and sliced into cubes
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a medium boil, and cover the pan.
- Cook for 20 minutes, and stir occasionally. Add a bit more water if it gets too thick or dry.
- Cool, mash with a potato masher, and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 45kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 31mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 13IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 1mg
Gina says
Erica, your recipes have become my "go to" whenever I want to make something similar to what I used to eat. I'm so excited that with your help I'll be able to have both cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving! Thanks so much!
Christine says
I have been looking for a cranberry sauce recipe for Thanksgiving....I think I found it, thanks so much!!!!
Hänni says
The cranberries look so yummy. I've never thought about having sauce with a regular dinner (not thanksgiving), but this *would* be good with roast chicken