Cranberry sauce

Cranberry sauce is a tart, ruby-red condiment made from whole cranberries, sugar, and water. It is a traditional accompaniment to turkey at Thanksgiving and Christmas in the United States and Canada.

The first cranberry sauce recipe appeared in an English cookbook in 1769. The sauce was made with cranberries, sugar, and wine. It was not until the early 1800s that cranberry sauce became a popular accompaniment to roast turkey.

The first cranberry sauce recipe to include orange juice as an ingredient was published in 1864. This recipe, which also included sugar, whole cranberries, and water, quickly became the standard.

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Recipes

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Cranberry Sauce With Pinot Noir

  • clover
  • orange juice
  • light brown sugar
  • cinnamon
  • vanilla pod
  • allspice berry
  • black peppercorn
  • clove
  • oregon pinot noir
  • rosemary
  • cranberry
  • orange zest
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Fancy Cranberry Sauce

  • cooking spray
  • cranberry juice
  • powdered gelatin
  • sugar
  • cranberry
  • salt
  • 2x1 orange zest
  • bay leaf
  • cardamom
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Cranberry Sauce

  • sugar
  • orange zest
  • orange flavor liqueur
  • cranberry
  • salt
  • cranberry
  • water
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Cranberry Sauce

  • apple cider vinegar
  • apple
  • orange
  • cranberry
  • cinnamon
  • vanilla extract
  • brown sugar
  • sugar
  • clove
  • water
  • salt
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Classic Cranberry Sauce

  • apple cider vinegar
  • brown sugar
  • cinnamon
  • orange zest
  • vanilla extract
  • cranberry
  • orange juice
  • water
  • clove
  • salt
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Cranberry Sauce

  • orange zest
  • water
  • brown sugar
  • orange juice
  • sugar
  • cinnamon spice
  • vanilla extract
  • nutmeg
  • cranberry
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Cranberry Sauce

  • orange juice
  • grand marnier
  • cranberry
  • cinnamon
  • light brown sugar
  • clove
  • allspice berry
  • black peppercorn
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Whole Cranberry Sauce

  • nutmeg
  • grapefruit juice
  • orange juice
  • salt
  • sugar
  • lemon zest
  • grapefruit zest
  • orange zest
  • cranberry
  • lemon juice

Ingredient Breakdown

 
cranberry
sugar
orange juice
salt
orange zest
cinnamon
water
clove
brown sugar
nutmeg
maple syrup
honey
vanilla extract
dark brown sugar
allspice
light brown sugar
allspice berry
lemon juice
butter
orange
ginger
red wine
black peppercorn
ruby
bourbon
cranberry juice
cardamom
shallot
lemon zest
apple cider vinegar
apple
grand marnier
jalapeño
black pepper
gingerroot
clover
vanilla pod
oregon pinot noir
rosemary
limes zest
chiltepin
method
stovetop method
brandy
an orange zest
navel orange
cooking spray
powdered gelatin
2x1 orange zest
bay leaf
gelatin
hibiscus powder
light muscovado sugar
jamaican rum
canola oil
lime juice
lime zest
chile jalapeño
sweetener
navel orange juice
sour cherry
orange orange zest
orange zest by ch
ruby port
orange flavor liqueur
zest
cranberry sauce
mayonnaise
horseradish
apple cider
raisin
baking soda
ancho chile pepper
cinnamon spice
cortland
add in
juice
apple pie spice
amaretto
almond
truly add ins cinnamon
grapefruit juice
grapefruit zest
olive oil
cinnamon stick

Insights

Staple Ingredients

  • cranberry 80%

Common Ingredients

  • sugar 51%
  • orange juice 37%

Usual Ingredients

  • orange zest 33%
  • salt 33%
  • cinnamon 31%
  • water 29%

Rarey Ingredients

  • clove 14%
  • brown sugar 10%