This Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Homemade Cranberry Sauce recipe is the perfect mediterranean diet inspired side dish for your holiday table.
This Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Homemade Cranberry Sauce recipe is the perfect mediterranean diet inspired side dish for your holiday table.
Canned Cranberry
I have always been a huge fan of cranberry sauce. Aside from the warm rolls dripping with melted butter, cranberry sauce is probably one of my favorite foods on Thanksgiving.
As a kid, I loved the tart and sweet sauce that came from a can.
That is, until I tasted a homemade cranberry sauce recipe and realized what I had been missing!
Sweet and Spicy
The first time I made this recipe I used way too many jalapeños and couldn’t feel my taste buds for a week!
Needless to say I had to tone down the spicy level and found the perfect ratio of tart cranberries, a touch of sweetness and a little spice.
I like the tartness of cranberries, so I didn’t add much sweetener. If you prefer your cranberry sauce a touch less tart, feel free to add a bit more honey.
Frozen Cranberries – A Pantry Staple
I only recently discovered the beauty of frozen cranberries! Up until then, I only thought cranberries were available fresh and around thanksgiving only.
Then a friend told me about frozen cranberries (available year round) and I felt like I had won the lottery.
Now I tend to have a bag of frozen cranberries in my freezer at all times. They go great in smoothies and last minute additions to sauces and salads.
PS check out this great resource if you are looking for more great tips on pantry staples to keep on hand for healthy meals!
Sweet & Spicy Homemade Jalapeño Cranberry Sauce
If you have a large crowd or want to have leftovers of this delicious spread for sandwiches, I’d double the recipe.
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Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Cranberry Sauce
This Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Homemade Cranberry Sauce recipe is the perfect mediterranean diet inspired side dish for your holiday table.
Course Appetizer, relish, sauce
Cuisine American, Mediterranean
Keyword chutney, cranberry, jalapeno, sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
Total Time 25 minutes minutes
Servings 2 cups
Author Brynn at The Domestic Dietitian
Ingredients
- 3 cups cranberries I use frozen
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 jalapeno, diced seeds removed if you don't like much spice
- 1/4 tsp dried mustard powder
- 1/4 tsp fresh ginger grated
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
In a medium saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat.
Add diced jalapeño and allow to sauté for 5 minutes
Add mustard and ginger and stir well to combine. Then add cranberries, water, honey and salt and bring to boil, stirring often
Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer for 10-15 minutes, until sauce is thick and most of the cranberries have burst
Remove from heat and allow to cool
More Great Cranberry Ideas
Cape Cod Select is a a brand of frozen cranberries that I’ve used in the past and their website has an amazing collection of recipes if you are looking for inspiration!
These are two of my personal faves fro my blog archive…
Curry Chicken Wontons & Cranberry Chutney
Cranberry Salsa
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Tags: cranberry, cranberry sauce, holiday, vegetarian Last modified: December 14, 2020
About the Author / Brynn McDowell
Welcome! I have found that daily life is a balancing act all on it's own, add in trying to maintain a healthy (and happy!) home and you have yourself the possibility of pure chaos. I'm here to share experiences and tips on how to create a mediterranean inspired diet and lifestyle in a hectic home.
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5 Replies to “Not Your Mama’s Homemade Cranberry Sauce”
Kelly Jones says:November 13, 2018 at 2:39 pm
I love spicy everything – how have I not made spicy cranberry sauce yet?! GREAT idea
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November 13, 2018 at 4:05 pm
What a creative take on cranberry sauce!
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November 14, 2018 at 1:56 pm
My parents will LOVE this! Great idea
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