Lazy Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce
Crockpot cranberry sauce is a great holiday dish that can be made well in advance. Fresh cranberries slow cooked together with orange juice and rind combine to make a wonderful treat!
Servings: 30
Calories: 40kcal
Equipment
- 3.5 quart slow cooker or larger
- measuring cups
- slow cooker liner or parchment paper (optional)
Ingredients
- 24 oz fresh cranberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 large or two small cinnamon sticks
- ½ orange peel
Instructions
- rinse c24 oz fresh cranberries off in cool water and place in slow cooker24 oz fresh cranberries
- add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, 1 cup orange juice and stir to combine1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, 1 cup orange juice
- bury larger pieces of ½ orange peeland 1 large or two small cinnamon sticks in cranberry mixture1 large or two small cinnamon sticks, ½ orange peel
- cover and cook on low 6-8 hours.
- after at least 5 hours of cooking, use a large spoon to smash some (or all - your choice) of the cranberries.
- For a thicker sauce, leave cover off of crockpot and continue to cook for an additional 30-60 minutes
- Remove orange peel and cinnamon stick
- Enjoy!
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Notes
This dish makes a great host/hostess gift. Just wrap it up in a pretty jar and it looks like you slaved over a stove for hours!
Nutrition
Calories: 40kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.004g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 31IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.1mg
