CRANBERRY SPREAD – This easy and delicious spread is a perfect pair for your Thanksgiving turkey. And when you’re looking for ways to use up your leftovers, it’s even more perfect as a sweet sandwich spread.
Cranberry Spread is my new favorite element to the traditional Thanksgiving dinner! It’s so delicious and simple; and it can be made days ahead of time.
Historically, my family has not generally been fans of the cranberry sauces we’ve tried in the past. I think it’s because up until now we’ve only had cranberry sauce that’s too tart for our tastes.
Cranberry Spread is more sweet with just a little tartness to it. It’s perfect for what we generally like. And we love it even more as a sandwich spread when we’re using up all our Thanksgiving turkey.
If you like your spread to be more chunky, I would suggest to sparingly use the pulse setting on your blender. For more smooth texture go ahead and blend on low speed until it’s the consistency you like.
Here’s what you need to make Cranberry Spread…
- Fresh cranberries
- Water
- Orange juice
- Sugar
- Ground cloves
- Cinnamon stick
Cranberry Spread
CRANBERRY SPREAD - This easy and delicious spread is a perfect pair for your Thanksgiving turkey. And when you're looking for ways to use up your leftovers, it's even more perfect as a sweet sandwich spread.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces fresh cranberries
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 pinch ground cloves (1/16 teaspoon)
- 1 cinnamon stick
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Rinse cranberries in a straner, pour into 9x13 pan.
- Add the water, orange juice, sugar, ground cloves, and cinnamon stick.
- Carefully stir to combine, bake for 1 hour.
- Remove from oven, take out the cinnamon stick, and cool completely.
- In a blender, pulse on low spead until spread gets to your desired consistency.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 65Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 1mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 1gSugar: 15gProtein: 0g
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is only an estimate.
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