Spiced Maple Cranberry Sauce
Most homemade cranberry sauces are made with sugar, but this one-- flavored with unsweetened applesauce and spices-- gets its sweetness from the maple syrup that's added in after cooking.
Ingredients
- 1 medium orange
- 1/8 cup frozen orange juice not from concentrate-can
- 1 12 ounce package fresh or frozen cranberries
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
Instructions
- Remove 2 teaspoons zest and squeeze 1⁄4 cup juice from orange
- In a medium saucepan combine orange juice, frozen orange juice, cranberries, water, applesauce, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
- Bring just to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer for 15 minutes or until most of the cranberries pop and mixture is slightly thick, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat. Stir in maple syrup and orange zest.
- Cover and chill at least 30 minutes (sauce will thicken as it chills).