Apple Cider Cranberry Sauce
Easy homemade cranberry sauce flavored with fresh apple, apple cider and maple syrup. Lightly spiced, mildly sweet and slightly tart, this is the perfect side dish for your Thanksgiving table.
Servings 14 (makes about 3.5 cups)
Calories 60kcal
Ingredients
- Two 12-oz bags fresh cranberries
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup pure maple syrup (or replace with ½ cup additional granulated sugar)
- 1 small sweet apple (not granny smith) peeled and finely diced
- ¾ cup apple cider plus more, if needed
- 1 cinnamon stick
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10-15 minutes, until the sauce has thickened and the apples are tender. Taste it, if you'd like it sweeter add more sugar or maple syrup and cook a little longer.
- Remove the cinnamon stick. Cool slightly, then refrigerate. Once chilled the sauce will thicken up. If you'd like it thinner you can stir in additional apple cider (I usually add a couple tablespoons) to thin it out and increase the cider flavor.
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Notes
Sauce can be frozen for up to 2 months. Thaw in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 36mg | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 15mg
