Cranberry Sauce with Honey

Name: Cranberry Sauce with Honey
Yield: Makes about 2½ cups.
Ingredients: ½ cup dried cranberries, optional; 12 oz. fresh or frozen cranberries; 1 tsp. finely chopped candied ginger; 1 tsp. cinnamon; ¼ tsp. coarse sea salt; ½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper; ¾ cup honey (clover, orange blossom, or tupelo preferred); 1 tsp. finely grated orange zest; 1 tsp. finely grated lemon zest; 1½ cups 100 percent cranberry juice

Preparation info

Makes about
2½ cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Brownies To Die For!

By Bev Shaffer

Published 2006

About

This sauce is tart and sweet and spicy and sassy . . . perfect for pairing with my Brownie Shortcakes and ice cream in the winter months, when fresh berries aren’t in season.

Ingredients

Sauce Base

1½ cups 100 percent cranberry juice
¾ cup honey (clover, orange blossom, or tupelo

Sauce
Spicy
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Winter

Method

For the Sauce Base

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the juice, honey, and zests. Simmer, whisking occasionally, for 5 minutes.

Stir in cinnamon, salt, pepper, and ginger. Simmer, whisking occasionally to blend, for an additional 5 minutes.

Wash and pick over berries. Add berries and simmer until they pop and sauce is thick (thi