Description
This delightful spiced cranberry sauce is perfect for the holidays, featuring fresh cranberries, apple cider, and warming spices.
Ingredients
Scale
- 24 oz cranberries (fresh)
- 1/2 cup apple cider (spiced cider is great)
- 1 large cinnamon stick
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 pinch orange zest (optional)
Instructions
- Add your spiced apple cider and 20 oz. of your fresh cranberries into your pot.
- Drizzle your maple syrup on top and put your cinnamon stick in the middle.
- Close your lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for 1 minute.
- Allow to naturally release for 3 minutes.
- Release rest of steam and lift lid making sure water/steam on inside of lid doesn’t dump into mixture.
- Turn pot off and then set to saute, normal.
- Sprinkle in your last 4 oz. of fresh cranberries and cup of sugar, stir.
- Allow to bubble for about 1-2 minutes, stirring intermittently, until a few of the fresh cranberries begin to pop (you will literally hear them start popping open).
- When you hear 3-4 pop open turn your Instant Pot off and allow it to continue to bubble and thicken your cranberry sauce as it cools down and sits.
- Serve immediately or let it sit and thicken more before serving, a total of about 2 cups, so if you want to double it for a larger crowd feel free.
Notes
- For a thicker sauce, allow it to cool longer before serving.
- This sauce can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup