Happy Thanksgiving!! This drunken cranberry sauce recipe is from my mom, who got it from my grandma’s sister, Tia Maria. This is the first year I am not spending Thanksgiving with my family, so she thought it would cheer me up! I made it this morning for our dinner tonight. Did you already guess the secret ingredient? It’s a little shot of brandy. This is the most flavorful cranberry sauce I have ever had, I love it so much. If it is too tart, you can always keep adding more sugar. This cranberry sauce is especially good the next morning on a bread roll for breakfast, and keeps as jam for a couple of days in the refrigerator.
I wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving, and hope you are all enjoying a delicious meal today!
XoXo
Drunken Cranberry Sauce
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Type: Side
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 8-oz fresh organic cranberries
- 2 tbsp water
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 1 orange peel
- ½ cinnamon stick
- 2 tbsp brandy
Instructions
- Add cranberries and water to a saucepot over low heat.
- Add the sugar, orange peel and cinnamon stick, and continue to heat on low for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Turn up the heat to medium for 5 minutes and stir.
- If most of the cranberries have burst, turn off the heat and stir in the brandy.
- Cool to room temperature before serving.
Makes ~2 cups
I love the look of your cranberry sauce and it’s so good to make your own. I always like to make my own cranberry sauce but the issue is finding the cranberries. They’re not common here and because of the seasons, I have to buy frozen and they’re very hard to source. I have my fingers crossed for this year’s Christmas. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving xx
This looks great, so pretty! Hope you had a great Thanksgivong!
Love this! I sometimes make a cranberry relish with orange, and will sometimes add a bit of Cointreau to it. Good stuff – thanks.