I know I said I was done posting recipes using apple cider however… I first read about apple cider cranberry sauce in a post by Josette https://thebrookcook.wordpress.com/2020/11/28/thanksgiving-menu-2020/ She makes this every year and it just sounded really good using not only cider but apples. Certainly different from my orange/Grand Marnier version that Gene always liked.
Then I had an apple cider/sage gravy so I thought this sauce would go perfectly with this dinner – it did!
Out of curiosity I looked online and sure enough there were other recipes but one had maple syrup as a sweetener and a cinnamon stick. If you have read my posts you know maple syrup is a favorite ingredient and adding cinnamon was a great idea – so this recipe won me over. The internet makes things too easy and sometimes drives me crazy as it makes the decision on what to make difficult.
For different versions see Cranberry Relish Two Ways
Cranberry Sauce with Apple Cider and Maple Syrup
- one (12 oz. bag) fresh cranberries, remove any bad ones
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup maple syrup (to taste)
- 1/2 (or more) small apple (I used Honeycrisp – Cortland is good too), cored, peeled and diced
- 1/2 cup apple cider plus more if it is too thick
- 1 cinnamon stick
Place all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Stir occasionally for 5-10 minutes or until the sauce is thick. Adjust the sweetness…
Remove the cinnamon stick and cool. Transfer to a covered bowl and refrigerate.
This cranberry sauce freezes well and is perfect to make ahead for Thanksgiving.
Recipe by cookingwithauntjuju.com
My scaled down Thanksgiving dinner with Green Bean Casserole, Kimchi Mac and Cheese, Turkey Breast in a slow cooker (followed directions on package) with Sage Apple Cider Gravy and this delicious cranberry sauce. No stuffing, potatoes, rolls or dessert – however, I will be making a pumpkin dessert soon! No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake or Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie? Decisions, decisions…
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I love your apple cider recipes! 🙂 This sounds delicious with the maple syrup too.
Thanks Josette – apple cider has been my thing this Fall. The recipe called for half sugar and half maple syrup – I went all the way with the maple syrup 🙂 I honestly prefer the “apple” version versus the “orange” version I’ve made for years – thanks for introducing me to it 🙂
This looks and sounds wonderful. Does Josette blog any longer? Seems like I haven’t seen her around. Did I mention boiled cider to you? It’s basically reduced cider, which you could do yourself, of course, but when I bought a bottle of it, I was surprised in how many ways I used it. Specifically some in a gravy for turkey that was outstanding!
It really was Mimi – it is now my preferred cranberry sauce. I am not into chutneys at all so this was a nice balance of flavors. Josette posts a few times a week and is going strong. I love boiled cider and even have a post on making your own. I like to add it to my apple pies – gravy sounds heavenly. I wish I would have thought of that earlier!
Judi, I’ve not run across a cranberry sauce recipe like this. Interesting ingredients. I wonder if this recipe would work with frozen lingonberries?
Very simple and only a few ingredients. I’m not fond of chutneys – too much going on! Lingonberries would be perfect as they are similar in color and taste; lingonberries aren’t so sweet I believe. They are both tangy – just adjust the sugar/maple syrup to your taste.
Trying one more time – hopefully it will work.
This combination with apples and cider sounds so good! 🙂
It was very good – I prefer it over my “orange” version 🙂
I recently made a crisp with cranberries and apples, so can see why. Though I do love the one with orange as well. Decisions, decisions! 🙂
I think I made the orange version for so many years that it was nice to have an apple flavored version 🙂
I love maple syrup and i love apple cider and cranberries! great flavours here. sadly we can only get frozen cranberries, and only for a couple of weeks around christmas! i reckon they could try growing them in tasmania – it gets veeeerrryy cold down there.
I love all of those ingredients too! Michigan harvests a lot of apples every year and of course apple cider is one of the by-products. Cranberries are found in New Jersey and other eastern states and they are also found on the west coast – Washington I believe!
I am also called Aunt JuJu mostly Auntie JuJu short for Julia. my brother came up with it 20 years ago and he just passed away this Sept. And so strange to come across this recipe page! Thank you for the great memories!!
Another Aunt JuJu
You’re quite welcome and thank you. One of my nephews could not say Judi so at 2 years he started to call me Juju and it stuck… How nice your brother gave you the nickname and how fond you must have been of him. For your info Julia Child was also nicknamed Juju by her Dad and then there is Juju Chang – reporter for ABC. The owner of a local Great Harvest Bread franchise is also called Juju by her grandson. Keep those memories close to your heart like I do…