Name: Native American Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2½ cups cranberries; ½ cup blueberries; ½ cup water; 2 tbsp honey; 1 tsp ground ginger; ¼ tsp salt; 2 oz savory toasts

Native American Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Erena Corwin Modified: November 12, 2023

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This delicious cranberry sauce gives the canned version a run for it’s money. Not only will you be making it from scratch but you get a sweeter and fresher taste right off the fruit.

How To Make Native American Cranberry Sauce

Enjoy bites of sweet and tart cranberry on toasts or your favorite savory meat with this slow cooker cranberry sauce recipe!

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 4 hrs

Total: 4 hrs 10 mins

Makes:

Ingredients

2½ cups cranberries, frozen
½ cup blueberries, frozen
½ cup water
2 tbsp honey, add more as needed
1 tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp salt

To Serve:

2 oz savory toasts, or waffles

Instructions

Combine all your ingredients, except for the honey and salt, into your slow cooker.
Cover, and cook on Low for 3 to 4 hours, stirring as needed. Your berries will eventually pop and release their own liquid. Once your berries have softened, they are cooked. Allow to cool at room temperature briefly.
Transfer sauce into a mixing bowl. Mash until smooth.
Add the honey and salt. Stir to combine. Taste, then adjust with more honey as needed.
Serve with any savory toasts or waffles of your choice.

Nutrition

Sugar: 26g
:
Calcium: 17mg
Calories: 146kcal
Carbohydrates: 39g
Fat: 1g
Fiber: 7g
Iron: 1mg
Monounsaturated Fat: 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
Potassium: 159mg
Protein: 1g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Sodium: 298mg
Vitamin A: 95IU
Vitamin C: 20mg

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