Easy Brandy Cranberry Sauce Recipes

BRANDIED CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Rinse the cranberries before use. Sort cranberries and discard anything that looks odd.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the cranberries, water, orange zest, orange juice, both sugars, and cinnamon sticks.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to simmer. Be careful! Watch the cranberries closely. They can bubble up and could possibly boil over if you are not watching them.
• Simmer the cranberry mixture for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the brandy and continue to simmer until cranberries begin to burst and the sauce reduces slightly; about 5 more minutes.
• Turn off the heat. Remove the cinnamon sticks from the cranberry sauce.
• Stir in the vanilla extract and pour the sauce into a serving dish or storage container. Allow the sauce to cool and thicken up; 30 minutes.

BRANDIED ORANGE AND CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small pan over medium heat, combine the orange zest and water. Cover and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Drain, reserving zest and 1/3 cup liquid.
• To the reserved liquid, add the sugar, orange juice and lemon juice. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes uncovered, stirring often.
• Add cranberries; increase heat to medium-high and boil for about 10 minutes or until the cranberries have popped and a small spoonful of sauce sets on a cold plate.
• Remove from heat, stir in brandy. Pour into 4 1/2 pint jars leaving 1/2 inch space from top. Place lids onto jars, and store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

PERFECT CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Empty a 12-ounce bag of fresh or frozen cranberries into a saucepan and transfer 1/2 cup to a small bowl. Add 1 cup sugar, 1 strip orange or lemon zest and 2 tablespoons water to the pan and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the cranberries are soft, about 10 minutes. Increase the heat to medium and cook until the cranberries burst, about 12 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and stir in the reserved cranberries. Add sugar, salt and pepper to taste and cool to room temperature before serving.

BRANDIED CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place cranberries in 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle evenly with sugar.
• Cover and bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour.
• Remove from oven.
• Stir carefully, then stir in brandy or orange juice.
• Pour into jars or serving dishes.
• Store in refrigerator.
• Makes about 3 cups.

REALLY SIMPLE CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Tip 100g light muscovado sugar and 100ml orange juice into a pan, then bring to the boil.
• Stir in 250g fresh or frozen cranberries, then simmer until tender but still holding their shape - this will take about 5 mins if using frozen cranberries or 8-10 mins if using fresh.
• The sauce will thicken as it cools. Will keep in the fridge for 1 week. On the day, bring to room temperature before serving.

CRANBERRY ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix cranberries, brown sugar, orange zest, orange juice, and cinnamon sticks together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until cranberries pop and sauce is thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer sauce to a bowl and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour. Remove cinnamon stick from sauce and serve at room temperature.