Want to make homemade cranberry sauce, but don’t have a lot of time? Then this Instant Pot® recipe is for you. You can easily make it ahead of time—whether it be for Thanksgiving dinner or any special occasion—and all you need is four ingredients. In addition to being an ideal size for serving a crowd, this recipe also has a bit of orange zest added for a special holiday flavor that complements the cranberries perfectly.
Instant Pot® Cranberry Sauce
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 4 hr 0 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 16
Ingredients
- 6 cups fresh or frozen (thawed) cranberries (from three 10-oz packages)
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel
Instructions
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Step1In 6-quart Instant Pot® insert, mix cranberries, water and ground ginger. Secure lid; set pressure value to SEALING. Select MANUAL; cook on high pressure 2 minutes. Select CANCEL. Set pressure valve to VENTING to quick-release pressure.
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Step2Select SAUTE; adjust to LESS. Stir in sugar and orange peel; cook 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cranberries pop and sauce is bubbly and thickens slightly. Press CANCEL. Remove insert; cool 30 minutes. Transfer mixture to medium bowl; cover. Refrigerate about 3 hours or until chilled.
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Nutrition
110
Calories
0g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
26g
Total Carbohydrate
23g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 110
- Calories from Fat
- 0
- Total Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 0mg
- 0%
- Potassium
- 30mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 26g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 23g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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