Easy Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce
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Easy Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce
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Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce is so easy to make, cooked for only 1 minute on High Pressure. Flavored with orange juice, orange zest and lemon zest.
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Ingredients
To Cook The Cranberries:
- 12 ounces fresh cranberries frozen can be used as well
- 1/3 cup orange juice lukewarm
- 1 orange zested
- 1 lemon zested
- 2 tablespoons sugar maple syrup or honey will work as well
- Pinch of salt
Additional:
- 1 cup white sugar maple syrup or honey will work as well
- orange juice if needed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional if you will use the sauce in desserts
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Instructions
- Start by washing the cranberries, and discard the ones that are mushy.
- Reserve about 1/2 cup of cranberries and set it aside. This is optional and usually is done to add the cranberries at the end, to have a mix of different textures.
- In a small bowl combine the warm, microwaved orange juice with 2 tablespoons of sugar, until sugar is fully dissolved.
- Add the orange juice mixture to the Instant Pot.
- Add the rest of the ingredients: cranberries (reserving about 1/2 cup if you want), orange zest, lemon zest and a pinch of salt. Stir to combine.
- Cover with the lid, lock and make sure the knob is pointed to sealed.
- Cook on High Pressure for 1 minute if using fresh cranberries and for 2 minutes if using frozen cranberries, followed by a 5-minute Natural Pressure Release.
- Open the Instant Pot and select Sauté medium heat. Stir the mixture, and add the remaining sugar 1/2 cup at a time and remaining 1/2 cup of cranberries. Stir to combine until the sugar is dissolved. Stir and cook for about 3-5 minutes, for the sauce to thicken.
- At this point if the sauce is too thin aka watery, you can add the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar, to make it thicker and sweeter.
- If you want the sauce thinner, add more orange juice, 1/4 cup at a time, stir to combine and simmer for a few minutes.
- Eventually, if you want to thicken the sauce without adding more sugar, see blog post on cornstarch slurry instructions.
- Once the sauce is thick enough and as sweet as you like it, turn of the pot, stir in vanilla extract if using and add it to a serving bowl.
- Fully cool the sauce before refrigerating it.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
194kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
50g
(17%)
Protein
0g
(0%)
Fat
0g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0g
(0%)
Cholesterol
0mg
(0%)
Sodium
2mg
(0%)
Potassium
140mg
(4%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
43g
(86%)
Vitamin A
110IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
35.6mg
(40%)
Calcium
18mg
(2%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 194 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 194kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 50g | 17% |
| Protein | 0g | 0% |
| Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 2mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 140mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 43g | 86% |
| Vitamin A | 110IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 35.6mg | 40% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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