Best Spiced Cranberry Sauce Recipes

SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until the berries pop and mixture is thickened, about 30 minutes. Cool. Transfer to a serving bowl; cover and refrigerate until chilled.

SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat orange juice and water in a saucepan over medium heat until warm, about 3 minutes. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Mix in cinnamon stick, cloves, nutmeg, and allspice. Add cranberries and cook, stirring occasionally, until they pop, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and pour sauce into a bowl. Cover and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.

SPICED ORANGE CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the cranberries, grated orange rind, cinnamon, orange juice, brown sugar and enough water to cover cranberries in a saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil over high heat. Immediately turn heat down and simmer for about 1 hour or until the sauce has thickened. Taste for sweetness and adjust with additional sugar if necessary. You can not overcook, so continue cooking until you have a good thick consistency. Let mixture cool a bit then refrigerate in a covered container.

SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH ZINFANDEL

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except cranberries in medium saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced to 1 3/4 cups, about 10 minutes. Strain syrup into large saucepan. Add cranberries to syrup and cook over medium heat until berries burst, about 6 minutes. Cool. Transfer sauce to medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate until cold. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Keep refrigerated.)

SPICED CRANBERRY-ORANGE SAUCE WITH ZINFANDEL

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except cranberries in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced to 1 3/4 cups, about 10 minutes. Strain syrup into a large saucepan.
• Add cranberries to syrup and cook over medium heat until berries burst, about 6 minutes. Cool. Transfer sauce to a medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate until cold. Can be made one week ahead and kept refrigerated. Freezes well.

SPICED APPLE CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to a medium saucepan.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the temp to medium-low and simmer until the berries have burst and the mixture has thickened, about 10-15 minutes.
• Let cool and serve.
• May be refrigerated for two days or frozen for up to two months.

SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine the cranberries, the honey, the brown sugar, the cinnamon sticks, the cloves, the nutmeg, and the water and simmer the mixture, covered, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the cranberries have burst and the mixture is thickened. Transfer the sauce to a bowl and let it cool. The sauce may be made 2 days in advance and kept covered and chilled. Serve the sauce at room temperature.

SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the cranberries have burst and the mixture has thickened. (I put the cloves in a tea diffuser for easier removal and usually cook the sauce a little longer than the time given.).
• Transfer the sauce to a bowl and let cool.
• The sauce may be made 2 days in advance and kept covered and chilled.
• Serve at room temperature.

SPICED CRANBERRY AND ZINFANDEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine everything except the cranberries in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium and cook 15 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken and sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally.
• Strain the mixture through a sieve into a bowl, and discard the solids. Return mixture to pan.
• Add cranberries to pan; cook over high heat 10 minutes or until berries pop.
• Reduce heat to low; simmer 30 minutes or until mixture is slightly thick.
• Pour into a bowl and allow to cool.

STAR ANISE SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE W/ RUBY PORT

Steps:

• In a small saucepan combine the sugar, water, port star anixe and cinnamon stick. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar.
• Add the cranberries and simmer, uncovered about 8-10 minutes.
• Stir occasionally until most of the cranberries have burst.
• Remove from heat, let cool slightly and stir in the lemon zest and juice and a pinch of salt.
• Serve chilled or room temperature.
• Remove the cinnamon stick and star anise just before serving.

CLEMENTINE & PORT SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients in a saucepan and stir over a gentle heat until the sugar has dissolved. Increase the heat, cover and simmer for 5 mins until the cranberries have burst and the sauce has thickened. Transfer to a bowl and leave to cool, then remove the cinnamon and cardamom.

MAPLE SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Set a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add water, 1/3 cup pure maple syrup, and remaining ingredients. Stir to combine. Bring to a low bowl and cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the berries have burst and a sauce has formed, about 12 minutes. Taste and add additional pure maple syrup if desired (some cranberries are tarter than others, so you may need more than the recipe calls for). Remove from heat.
• Remove cinnamon sticks and cardamom pods. The pods should be easy to spot because they swell and lighten up when cooking.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve, for up to 10 days. Or place in the freezer for up to 3 months.

SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH ORANGE AND STAR ANISE

Steps:

• Gather allspice and star anise in a 4-inch square of cheesecloth and tie into a sachet.
• In a medium pot over medium heat, combine sugar, orange juice, and 1/4 cup water.
• Add sachet and cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar melts and liquid begins to bubble, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let steep for 10 minutes.
• Return pot to stove over medium-high heat and add cranberries and zest.
• Cook until cranberries just begin to pop, about 7 minutes. Discard sachet.
• Transfer sauce to a medium serving container and refrigerate until chilled, 1 hour or up to 3 days.

SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH HONEY

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/2 cups cranberry juice cocktail, honey and orange peel in heavy medium saucepan. Bring mixture to simmer over medium heat, stirring until honey dissolves. Simmer 4 minutes to blend flavors. Add cinnamon stick, bay leaf, ginger, coriander, salt, black pepper, cloves and cayenne pepper; simmer 2 minutes. Add cranberries and simmer until berries burst and sauce is thick, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Discard bay leaf; mix in remaining 1/4 cup cranberry juice cocktail. Refrigerate cranberry sauce until well chilled. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.)

SPICED AMARETTO CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the cranberries, syrup, honey, orange zest and pie spice. Cook over medium heat until the berries pop, about 15 minutes. Stir in amaretto; cook 5 minutes. Cover and store in the refrigerator. If desired, top with almonds before serving.

SPICED CRANBERRY & ZINFANDEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingredients in medium saucepan, bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium, and cook 15 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken and sugar dissolves; stirring occasionally. Strain mixture, discard solids, return mixture to pan. Add cranberries to pan; cook over high heat 10 minutes or until berries pop. Reduce heat to low; simmer 30 minutes or until mixture is slightly thick. Pour into bowl, let cool.

SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH ZINFANDEL AND FIGS

Steps:

• Simmer and steep diced figs in 1 cup of red wine; set aside. Combine all other ingredients EXCEPT cranberries in medium saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar sidles. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced to 1 ¾ cups, about 10 minutes. Strain syrup into large saucepan. Add cranberries and figs (with red wine) to syrup and cook over medium heat until berries burst, about 6 minutes. Cool. Transfer sauce to medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate until cold. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Keep refrigerated).

SPICED JELLIED CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, reserving a 1/3-cup of Cider, and bring to a boil in a heavy 5-qt sauce pan; stir until sugar dissolves.
• Reduce heat to a simmer; cook patially covered, stirring occasionally, until all berries have burst, 10-15 minutes.
• Remove cinnamon sticks, cloves, and Bay leaves.
• Pour into a large, fine-mesh sieve set over a large bowl, and let stand until all juices have drained through, about 30 minutes.
• Press solids if necessary, then discard.
• Stir gelatin and remaining cider together, and let stand 1 minute to soften.
• In a small saucepan, bring 1 Cup drained cranberry liquid to a simmer, then add gelatin mixture and stir until just dissolved.
• Add gelatin/cranberry mixture to remaining cranberry liquid, and stir well.
• Pour into a lightly oiled mold or bowl and chill, covered with plastic wrap, until firmly set, at least 12 hours.

SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• I like to break up my cinnamon sticks and put the cinnamon pieces and the whole cloves in a tea ball or bouquet garni bag. Otherwise you have to fish out the cinnamon and cloves later.
• In a heavy-bottomed saucepan combine the cranberries, the honey, the brown sugar, the cinnamon sticks, the cloves, the nutmeg, fresh grated ginger, orange zest and orange juice. Simmer the mixture, covered, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 10 minutes, or until almost all of the cranberries have burst and the mixture is thickened. (If you prefer more whole berries in your sauce, leave more intact. If you prefer a more jellied consistency, use an immersion blender to leave fewer whole pieces.) Remove cinnamon sticks and cloves. Transfer the sauce to a bowl and let it cool before serving.
• The sauce may be made 2 days in advance and kept covered and chilled. Serve the sauce at room temperature. You may also serve the sauce with cream cheese to be spread on crackers for an appetizer.

VIN CHAUD (SPICED WINE) CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix cranberries, orange juice, and brown sugar in a saucepan over low heat. Bring to a simmer; cook and stir until sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Add wine, cinnamon, star anise, nutmeg, and cloves. Mix well. Continue simmering until sauce starts to thicken, about 10 minutes.