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Vanilla and Maple Spiked Cranberry Apple Sauce

Vanilla and Maple Spiked Cranberry Apple Sauce

Photo by mariaraynal

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Cranberry Sauce
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    mariaraynal's Notes: This cranberry-apple sauce serves as a Thanksgiving side dish, sandwich spread or compote. A chopped apple lends body and a bit of crunch. Maple syrup and apple cider adds sweetness and eases...

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Serves 4-6

  1. Place medium heavy saucepan over medium flame. Melt butter, added chopped apple and cinnamon.

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  2. Cook, stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes. Add cranberries, maple syrup and apple cider.

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  3. Turn up heat to medium high and cook for 15-20 minutes, until berries burst. Add vanilla, orange zest and cayenne, stir. Place in a pretty bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.

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5 Comments on Vanilla and Maple Spiked Cranberry Apple Sauce

New_years_kitchen_hlc_only Reply

This is so beautiful! Love the cloth underneath, too. I've never thought to use maple syrup in cranberry sauce. It's such a mild, food-friendly sweetener, I think I'll grab a bag of cranberries, while we can still get them, and try this. Soon!

Susan_headshot Reply

Apples, cider, and maple syrup make this the ideal New England cranberry sauce!

Me3 Reply

Sounds like a sweet addition to a savory meal. Maybe I'll make an American Thanksgiving dinner in Windsor, Ontario and try it! :)

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looks awesome!

036 Reply

YUM. That's all I have to say.

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