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Home » Type » Sauces and Condiments » Easy Apple Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Easy Apple Cranberry Sauce Recipe

November 9, 2020 by Faith 6 Comments

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This Easy Apple Cranberry Sauce Recipe takes just 20 minutes to make and is a delicious balance of sweet tart flavor with a hint of vanilla aroma.

Easy Apple Cranberry Sauce in Glass Jar

This week I’m doing something very special and a little different. In honor of the humble cranberry, I’m sharing a new recipe that features cranberry every day from now through Saturday. And I’m calling this series Crazy for Cranberry!

Because isn’t it high time cranberry got to spend some time in the limelight?

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I’ll be sharing a couple recipes that help you use up all that leftover cranberry sauce after Thanksgiving. Because I, for one, am always looking for new ideas how to use leftover cranberry sauce!

I’m also going to share a dinner recipe featuring cranberries, a couple baked goods recipes (one of which is paleo!), and a couple very different recipes for homemade cranberry sauce.

This recipe for cranberry sauce is my personal favorite out of the two cranberry sauce recipes that are part of this series.

Easy Apple Cranberry Sauce Recipe with Description

In This Article

  • Easy Apple Cranberry Sauce Recipe
  • What To Do With Leftover Cranberry Sauce
  • More Unique Cranberry Sauce Recipes to Try:
  • Easy Apple Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Easy Apple Cranberry Sauce Recipe

I absolutely love the use of vanilla in this Easy Apple Cranberry Sauce Recipe. Not only does it partner really well with apple, but it also adds incredible aroma and a lovely pop of vanilla flavor on the back of the tongue. It results in a well-balanced sweet and tart cranberry sauce that has a somewhat jammy flavor.

Surprisingly, it’s a pretty fabulous compliment to turkey!

If you want to try a new cranberry sauce this year that will knock the socks off your guests, this one comes highly recommended.

Cranberry Apple Sauce with Fresh Apple on Wood Table

What To Do With Leftover Cranberry Sauce

As a total bonus leftovers of this sauce are amazing as a topping for yogurt, oatmeal, pancakes, or waffles.

Use Leftover Cranberry Sauce in These Recipes:

  • Eggnog Muffins with Cranberry Filling
  • No Cook Cranberry Honeycomb Cheesecake Mousse
  • Cranberry Oat Jam Bars

Homemade Apple Cranberry Sauce Overhead View on Wooden Table

More Unique Cranberry Sauce Recipes to Try:

  • Cardamom Spiced Cranberry Pear Sauce
  • Red Wine Cranberry Sauce
  • Cranberry Pomegranate Sauce
  • Rosemary Vanilla Cranberry Sauce (Low Carb Cranberry Sauce)
  • Cinnamon and Ginger Spiced Cranberry Orange Sauce

Apple Cranberry Sauce Recipe with Linen on Wood Table

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Homemade Apple Cranberry Sauce Overhead View on Wooden Table

Easy Apple Cranberry Sauce Recipe

By: Faith Gorsky
This Easy Apple Cranberry Sauce Recipe takes just 20 minutes to make and is a delicious balance of sweet tart flavor with a hint of vanilla aroma.
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Course Condiments
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings
Calories 71 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 12 ounces fresh cranberries rinsed (about 3 heaping cups)
  • 2 medium crisp sweet apples cored and diced (not peeled)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup apple cider
  • 1 pinch sea salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

Instructions
 

  • Add all ingredients except the vanilla bean paste to a medium saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
  • Once boiling, turn the heat down slightly so it doesn’t boil over. Cover the pot and simmer until the cranberries pop and the sauce thickens, about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the vanilla bean paste.
  • Store in a covered container in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.

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Faith's Tips

  • This recipe makes about 3 cups of sauce, which is about 12 (1/4-cup) servings.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Easy Apple Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Amount Per Serving (0.25 cup)
Calories 71 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 5mg0%
Potassium 76mg2%
Carbohydrates 18g6%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 15g17%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 33IU1%
Vitamin C 5mg6%
Calcium 6mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Keyword Apple Cranberry Sauce
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This post was first published on An Edible Mosaic on November 2, 2014. I updated it with more information on November 9, 2020.

Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links to products I believe in, which means that even though it doesn’t cost you anything extra, I will receive a small amount of money from the sale of these items. Thank you for helping to support An Edible Mosaic!

Filed Under: Gluten Free, Sauces and Condiments, Thanksgiving Tagged: Apple, Apple Cranberry Sauce, Apple Cranberry Sauce Recipe, Cranberries, Cranberry Sauce, Easy, Homemade Cranberry Sauce, Recipes, Vanilla

Comments

  1. Eileen says

    November 3, 2014 at 5:22 pm

    Yay, cranberries! I need to get some and start baking very soon. :) I think this sauce would be amazing on vanilla ice cream!

    Reply
  2. ATasteOfMadness says

    November 2, 2014 at 12:36 pm

    I should have seen this so that I could have made it for Canadian Thanksgiving! This looks amazing!

    Reply
  3. Erica says

    November 2, 2014 at 12:32 pm

    I adore cranberry sauce! Its actually my favorite part of thanksgiving! We have an old family recipe that involves no heating of the cranberry at all- and its so good! Can’t wait to see all of the recipes this week

    Reply
  4. Rosa says

    November 2, 2014 at 5:28 am

    Delicious! This is a wonderful combination.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply

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