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Sweet-and-Spicy Cranberry Sauce

Sweet-and-Spicy Cranberry Sauce

Name: Sweet-and-Spicy Cranberry Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 3/4 pound fresh or frozen cranberries; 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar; 2 whole cloves; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 3/4 teaspoon grated lime zest plus 1 tablespoon juice; Salt

Rating: 3.21 stars

117 Ratings
1 Review

A vibrant sauce is the finishing touch on any Thanksgiving plate. This showstopper requires less than 15 minutes of hands-on time. Serve it with our Citrus-Rubbed Turkey with Cider Gravy.

Recipe Summary

prep:

5 mins

total:

15 mins

Servings:

Ingredients

3/4 pound fresh or frozen cranberries
1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
2 whole cloves
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3/4 teaspoon grated lime zest plus 1 tablespoon juice
Salt

Directions

Step 1

In a medium saucepan, bring cranberries, brown sugar, cloves, and 1/3 cup water to a rapid simmer over medium. Cook until berries burst and mixture becomes syrupy, 10 minutes. Stir in cayenne and lime zest and juice. Season with salt. Serve at room temperature.

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Cook's Notes

Make sauce up to three days ahead and refrigerate. Before serving, thin sauce with up to 1/4 cup water, if necessary.

Reviews (1)

117 Ratings

5 star values: 20
4 star values: 26
3 star values: 36
2 star values: 29
1 star values: 6

Anonymous

11/25/2014

This is a great recipe - very tasty. I made it with two other cranberry sauces for an office Thanksgiving pot-luck. This one was an especially big hit: I had six (and counting) requests for the recipe.

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