Beauty! ย Look at these cranberry gems! ย I’m turning them into cranberry sauce.
Super easy. ย Are you doing this too?
You’ll probably be cranking food out of your kitchen all weekend. ย Need a few more ideas? ย I’ve got everything! ย Everything but the turkey, stuffing, and cornbread… Yea, I know. ย But I have everything else!
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2- Honey Roasted Acorn Squash. ย So easy and it makes me feel fancy.
3- ย Spiced Apple Cake. ย I love this creature.
4- ย Prosciutto Dijon Gruyere Puffs. ย How about an appetizer? ย I love the mustard in these.
5- ย Roasted Pumpkin and Leek Soup. ย That’s yummy. ย Fact.
Let’s finish this cranberry sauce.
There’s absolutely no reason you should by the canned stuff. It slinks out of the can and has weird ridges. ย It’s also waaaay too sweet.
I think you should boil cranberries with orange juice and zest… then add just a tiny touch of vanilla beans.
Cranberry sauce dream… I’m tellin ya.
Cranberry Sauce
makes about 4 cups
2 12-ounce bags fresh cranberries
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
pinch of salt
1 cup water
1 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
1 teaspoon orange zest
scrapings from one quarter of a vanilla bean (optional if you don’t want to shell out the cash for a vanilla bean)
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, warm the water, juice granulated sugar, brown sugar and salt. ย Stir until sugars have dissolved. ย Add the two bags of cranberries and stir until cranberries begin to pop. ย Cook cranberries, stirring occasionally for about 10 to 12 minutes. ย Sauce will thicken as cranberries cook down. ย Once thick, remove from heat and add orange zest and vanilla bean. ย Stir to incorporate. ย Cool to room temperature then store in the fridge until ready to eat. ย Lasts for up to three days in the fridge. ย Delicious.
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