Genuinely Sweet Cranberry Sauce Recipe

November 23, 2011 Swedish Blogger

A sweet side dish with antioxidant rich cranberries and a unrefined cane sugar.

Ingredients:

  • 1 Cup
  • 2 Cups Pomegranate Juice
  • Cranberries, washed and rinsed
  • ½ Cup Sucanat
  • ¼ tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp Nutmeg
  • Pinch
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • Orange zest

Directions:

  1. Bring pomegranate juice to a simmer over medium-high heat in a saucepan.
  2. Add cranberries and stir often for about 10 minutes or until cranberries first begin to pop.
  3. Add sugar, spices and salt and continue to stir for a minute more.
  4. Remove from heat and stir in orange zest.
  5. Add in toasted pecans, walnuts or currants for additional texture.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes total
Yield: 2 ¼ cups.

 

Original Recipe by Tarynne L. Mingione, 2011

 

Recipe Notes:
Sucanat is unrefined cane sugar – meaning the cane juice is extracted from the sugar cane, then dehydrated and granulated. It is less refined than white sugar and retains the mineral-rich molasses- hence its dark color and sweet taste.

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