Cranberry sauce is an overwhelmingly popular Thanksgiving side dish in the United States. We haven’t done the fact checking on it, but we’d bet that where you find a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, you’ll also find cranberry sauce as well. And while we like to follow tradition, at our table, you’ll find Cranberry Applesauce…cranberry sauce’s sweeter cousin.
Cranberry Applesauce is a lovely variation of cranberry sauce. It pairs really nicely with poultry (if you like that kind of thing) and it’s great with all of the carb-tastic dishes found at Thanksgiving. What’s more, it’s a fabulous precursor to dessert and it’s easy to make! What could be better?!
Cranberry Applesauce
Ingredients
- 2 lbs apples peeled and chopped (approx 4 apples)
- 2 cups fresh cranberries picked over
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp lemon zest chopped
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Instructions
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In a heavy saucepan cook the apples, cranberries, sugar, water, cinnamon, and lemon zest over medium heat, stirring frequently for about 15 minutes or until the apples are very soft.
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Pulverize the apple mixture with a stick blender and stir in the butter.
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Serve the applesauce warm or chilled.
Do you typically eat or serve cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving? Give this Cranberry Applesauce a try and snap a pic of your creation and share on social with #vegetariant.
Enjoy!
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