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Dried Cranberry Sauce Recipe


  • Author: Michelle Minnaar
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 8 portions 1x
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

This Dried Cranberry Sauce is the perfect solution if you can't find fresh or frozen cranberries. Great with any Thanksgiving meal.


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 2 cups (260g) dried cranberries
  • 3/4 cup (180ml) cranberry juice
  • 1 orange, juiced and zested
  • 1/4 cup (60g) golden caster sugar
  • a pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp (2.5g) cornstarch
  • 2 tsp (10ml) water

Instructions

  1. Place the cranberries, juice, orange, sugar and salt in a medium saucepan and place on a medium-high heat.
  2. Once the mixture is boiling, turn down the heat until the mixture is simmering and cook for around 5-10 minutes; the cranberries should look nice and plump.
  3. Mix the cornstarch and water in a cup to make a slurry.
  4. Slowly drizzle the slurry into the cranberry sauce mixture while stirring. Keep stirring for at least 1 minute, or until the sauce thickens. Don’t overdo it as the sauce will thicken more as it cools.
  5. Serve with a roast turkey or chicken dinner. Enjoy!

Notes

  • If you don’t have golden caster sugar to hand then I would substitute it with brown sugar. Granulated sugar will work too!
  • You can substitute the orange with lemon, which will work just as well. I prefer the flavours of the orange though.
  • Don't let this beautiful sauce go to waste if you find you can't use it all, check out my guide on freezing cranberry sauce.
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: Condiment
  • Method: Boil
  • Cuisine: American

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