Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 1 – 16 oz. package frozen cranberries (or fresh)
1 cup water
½ cup organic maple syrup (+/-) to taste *
1 teaspoon allspice *
2 teaspoons cinnamon *
¼ teaspoon clove *
1 gala apple, peeled, chopped into small pieces (or similarly flavored apple) *
1 cup (+/-) mandarin oranges, fresh or canned - liquid drained (no sugar added) *
1 cup (+/-) pineapple tidbits, fresh or canned - liquid drained (no sugar added) *
1 cup (+/-) walnuts, toasted and chopped
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Directions: |
Directions:Place the frozen (or fresh) cranberries with one cup of water into a medium sized pot and bring to a boil, add the maple syrup, cinnamon, allspice and clove, stir to mix well, and boil for 4 to 5 minutes (or longer until the sauce thickens), stirring occasionally. The cranberries will begin to burst. You want the cranberries to burst and soften. If there are a few unburst cranberries left, that is perfectly fine. Taste the cranberry sauce, add more maple syrup and spices, if needed, at this time. Be careful, it’s hot.
In the meantime, toast the walnuts (or pecans) in dry pan over medium heat for about 4 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Be careful they burn easily. Coarsely chop after they have been toasted, set aside to cool.
When the cranberry sauce has thickened (after about 4 to 5 minutes), remove from the heat and allow to cool. (Note: The natural pectin in cranberries will thicken the sauce).
In the meantime, core, peel and chop a gala apple into small pieces, then place the chopped apple into the cranberry sauce. The sauce does not have to be cooled. It can still be warm when you add the apple.
Add the drained pineapple tidbits, mandarin oranges, and chopped walnuts (or pecans), stir to combine. Add any other ingredients, if desired.
Taste the sauce, spices can be adjusted at this time as well.
Refrigerate for at least 4 hours. |
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Notes: *TIPS: We like to make the sauce ahead of time (usually the day before), refrigerate it, then add the fruit and nuts the next morning, then right before serving it we add more fruit and nuts, stirred it in. Then we added some addition pieces on top for a pretty presentation.
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