Homemade Cranberry Sauce Made in the Instant Pot.
It’s nearly Thanksgiving! I love Thanksgiving, but if you’re not careful, it can be a pricey holiday, especially if you’re serving a lot of people. But an easy way to cut down on costs is simply to make things from scratch! Which isn’t a bad thing, as fresh food tastes so much better anyway. And with the Instant Pot, making Thanksgiving food from scratch can be quick and easy! Make your Thanksgiving easier and less costly this year with this Instant Pot Homemade Cranberry Sauce recipe!
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One Thanksgiving food I always have to make fresh is cranberry sauce! Trust me, if you’ve never had cranberry sauce from scratch, you’re missing out. It’s so flavorful, and super easy to make! Plus, I like that you can control the amount of sugar. I used regular white sugar for mine, but feel free to use an unrefined sugar like coconut sugar or honey, or a sugar substitute like stevia.
Fresh cranberries make this Instant Pot homemade cranberry sauce even more delicious, but frozen cranberries are just fine. A nice compromise would be freshly frozen cranberries- ones that you bought fresh in bulk and froze to use later. I like to do that with the cranberries that are on sale after the holidays (you can freeze them for up to 1 year).
This homemade cranberry sauce is also a great way to get organic cranberry sauce without paying a lot. Canned organic cranberry sauce can cost around $4 for 1 can! So making it in your Instant Pot from organic cranberries can be a great way to save some money on organic ingredients.
Instant Pot Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Makes 8 servings of homemade cranberry sauce.
Ingredients
12 ounces fresh cranberries (or frozen cranberries, if you don’t have fresh)
1 cinnamon stick
3-4 tablespoons orange peel
1 cup white sugar
1 cup orange juice
Instructions
1. Add all ingredients to inner pot of the Instant Pot. Stir to combine.
2. Close the Instant Pot lid and turn pressure valve to seal. Cook on manual high pressure for 6 minutes.
3. Allow for a natural pressure release for 6 minutes and then let the remaining pressure out. Mash lightly.
4. Put your homemade cranberry sauce in a container with a lid, but leave the lid a bit ajar so it can vent a bit. Let it cool down somewhat before putting in the fridge to chill. When you’re ready to serve, either take it straight from the fridge, or let it sit out until it reaches room temperature.
This homemade cranberry sauce made in the Instant Pot is so good, you’ll never want to use canned cranberry sauce again!
Do you usually make homemade cranberry sauce for holidays?
Instant Pot Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Description
Make your holiday dinner the most delicious one ever with this quick, easy, and inexpensive Instant Pot homemade cranberry sauce!
Ingredients
- 12 ounces fresh cranberries (or frozen cranberries, if you don’t have fresh)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3–4 tablespoons orange peel
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup orange juice
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to inner pot of the Instant Pot. Stir to combine.
- Close the Instant Pot lid and turn pressure valve to seal. Cook on manual high pressure for 6 minutes.
- Allow for a natural pressure release for 6 minutes and then let the remaining pressure out. Mash lightly.
- Put your homemade cranberry sauce in a container with a lid, but leave the lid a bit ajar so it can vent a bit. Let it cool down somewhat before putting in the fridge to chill. When you’re ready to serve, either take it straight from the fridge, or let it sit out until it reaches room temperature.
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