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Cachaça Cranberry Sauce
This simple homemade cranberry sauce has a bit of heat and a Brazilian twist! With a gorgeous color that's so radiant it looks like jewelry, this cranberry sauce recipe with orange juice is extremely easy to make. It's the perfect amount of sweet and tart, and smells of vanilla, cinnamon and orange zest. It has a surprise kick from a secret ingredient that will make this Spicy Cranberry Sauce the star of your next holiday dinner.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Cooling Time
30 mins
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 234 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 12 once package of fresh cranberries 1.5 cups
- 1 large orange, zested
- 1 cup orange juice preferably freshly squeezed
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1.5 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup cachaça Brazilian rum
- 1 whole vanilla bean
Instructions
- Add the sugar, orange juice and cachaça to a saucepan and bring to a boil, just enough to dissolve the sugar.
- Next, add the cranberries, the spices and the zest. Simmer until the cranberries begin to pop, about 5 minutes.
- Continue to simmer until the cranberries begin to reduce. Personally, I like them to retain some texture, so I let them stay mostly whole, but you can also break or smash them as this cooks if you like that consistency.
- Let cool completely before transferring the cranberry sauce to a container and storing in the refrigerator for up to a week.
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Notes
- Make Ahead Tip: Make this weeks in advance, and cool completely before transferring to a freezer-safe container. Store in the freezer, then thaw the night before you want to serve it.
- Make Ahead Tip: Make this weeks in advance, and cool completely before transferring to a freezer-safe container.
- Store in the freezer, then thaw the night before you want to serve it.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
234kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
5mg
(0%)
Potassium
77mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
40g
(80%)
Vitamin A
146IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
18mg
(20%)
Calcium
16mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 234
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 234kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 5mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 77mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 40g | 80% |
| Vitamin A | 146IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.