Crumbs: Small-batch cranberry sauce

Lex Miller | Argonaut

Now that Spooktober is over, we’re getting ready for the holiday season with a series of Thanksgiving-themed recipes. This week, satisfy your taste buds with our dorm-friendly cranberry sauce.

Prep time: 20 minutes plus refrigeration
Servings: 2-4

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • Splash of cranberry mango juice (optional)
  • 6 oz cranberries
  • 1 tsps cinnamon
  • 2 tbs frozen cranberry juice (optional)
  • 1 tbs orange peel
  • 1/2 tsp lemon peel

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Directions:

  1. Bring water and brown sugar to a boil. The cranberry mango juice can be added at this point for extra sweetness.
  2. Add the cranberries, cinnamon, orange peel, lemon peel and frozen cranberry juice if desired.
  3. Bring stove to half heat and simmer for ten minutes, covered to protect against bursting cranberries. Stir as often as you feel necessary.
  4. Uncover, remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
  5. Refrigerate until ready to eat.

Lex Miller can be reached at [email protected]

About the Author

Lex Miller I am a journalism major graduating spring 2022. I am the 2020-21 news editor. I write for as many sections as I can and take photos for The Argonaut.

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