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This Instant pot cranberry sauce will give your favourite store-bought sauce a run for its money. With only a few ingredients you can make this sweet-tart sauce. This pressure cooker cranberry sauce is really simple and easy to make. 2 minutes in your instant pot, 15 minutes on stove top and you can even make it in your crockpot if you like. It is inexpensive and can be made ahead for more infused flavour.
Cranberry sauce is really inexpensive, you may find it convenient to pick one up from the store but I tell you, once you try this homemade cranberry sauce from scratch, you would never reach out for that store-bought again. Let me tell you why you should be making your own this Christmas or any other day. Not only is this sauce great on turkey, or other holiday roasts, it is perfect with breakfast and in sandwiches too as a relish.
Why this Instant pot cranberry sauce is the best
- This instant pot cranberry sauce recipe only requires minimal preps and a handful of ingredients. It is a dump and go recipe
- It is quick and easy, only 2 minutes cooking time in your instant pot electric pressure cooker and 15 minutes on the stovetop although it does take longer in a crockpot (slow cooker)
- It is packed full of flavour, your regular store-bought cranberry sauce uses water and sugar. My homemade cranberry sauce is infused with holiday flavours orange, orange zest, cinnamon and sugar.
- This can be made ahead, makes a good gift and it stores very well too
- Cranberry sauce is not only for Christmas turkey, but it is also perfect all year round. I love it with some yogurt or sandwiched in my vanilla sponge cake
- This recipe is fool-proof and it can be made with your eyes closed, although I don’t recommend doing that.
- This condiment is fresh, bright, sweet and tangy.
Ingredients for instant pot cranberry sauce
Cranberries: I used fresh ones but you may use frozen cranberries if you like
Caster sugar: you can use brown sugar or a mixture of both. Alternatively, use maple syrup or honey
Orange zest
Orange juice
Cinnamon
Vanilla extract
Salt: only a pinch for good measures
How to make simple cranberry sauce in instant pot pressure cooker
Here is how to make this simple delicious sauce in your instant pot or other electric pressure cookers.
Step 1: Add the cranberries to a sieve and give it a good rinse
Step 2: Turn on your instant pot, then add the cranberries, orange juice, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon and gently stir to combine. Lock the instant pot pressure cooker to safety and move the valve to sealing position.
Press the high-pressure button on your instant pot or meat function if using pressure king pro and time for 2 minutes.
The pressure cooker does take some few minutes to build pressure, at the end of the 2 minutes, the pressure cooker would beep and begin to pressure release naturally (L0-00) leave it to natural pressure release for 10 minutes (L0:10) then carefully do a quick release.
Step 3: Select the saute button and stir the sauce to until it thickens and reduce in size. Take the inner pot out of the instant pot and leave to cool completely at room temperature before storing the sauce in a clean airtight jar.
How to make cranberry sauce on the Stove Top
Following the same method as the pressure cooker. Add all the ingredients to a pan and simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes or until the berries start to pop stirring frequently in between. Please note that the sauce will thicken as it cools down so don’t fret if the sauce looks a bit runny after cooking.
How to use Instant Pot cranberry sauce
I am sure you and I would both agree that cranberry sauce is great on roast Turkey, instant pot turkey, chicken roast, ham or any other roast.
Use leftover cranberry sauce in a turkey sandwich
Use in place of jam in your favourite sponge cake.
This cranberry sauce is perfect with plain yogurt.
Serve with cream with your scones or make this creamy, delicious cranberry cream cheese dip for your next party, potlucks etc.
How long to store cranberry sauce
This simple homemade cranberry sauce would stay up to 3 weeks in the fridge. It would stay up to 1 month in the freezer.
Other instant pot recipes on the blog
Pressure cooker rice and beans
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Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 500 g fresh Cranberries
- 1 cup caster sugar
- Orange zest from 1 orange about 1 tablespoon
- ¾ cup fresh orange juice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Turn on your instant pot, then add the cranberries, orange juice, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon and gently stir to combine. Lock the instant pot pressure cooker to safety and move the valve to “sealing” position.
- Press the high-pressure button on your instant pot or meat function if using pressure king pro and time for 2 minutes. The pressure cooker does take some few minutes to build pressure, at the end of the 2 minutes, the pressure cooker would beep and begin to pressure release naturally (L0 00) leave it to natural pressure release for 10 minutes (L0 10) then carefully do a quick release.
- Select the saute button and stir the sauce until it thickens and reduce in size. Take the inner pot out of the instant pot and leave to cool completely at room temperature before storing the sauce in a clean airtight jar.
Notes
How to make cranberry sauce on the stove top
Following the same method as the pressure cooker. Add all the ingredients to a pan and simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes or until the berries start to pop stirring frequently in between. Please note that the sauce will thicken as it cools down so don’t fret if the sauce looks a bit runny after cooking.DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE? PLEASE RATE IT AND LEAVE ME A COMMENT. USE #THEDINNERBITE OR TAG @THEDINNERBITE ON INSTAGRAM SO I CAN SEE YOUR PHOTOS, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOUR CREATIONS. THANK YOU!
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