Not Your Mama’s Homemade Cranberry Sauce

This Sweet  & Spicy Jalapeño Homemade Cranberry Sauce recipe is the perfect mediterranean diet inspired side dish for your holiday table.

Canned Cranberry

I have always been a huge fan of cranberry sauce. Aside from the warm rolls dripping with melted butter, cranberry sauce is probably one of my favorite foods on Thanksgiving.

As a kid, I loved the tart and sweet sauce that came from a can.

That is, until I tasted a homemade cranberry sauce recipe and realized what I had been missing!

Sweet and Spicy

The first time I made this recipe I used way too many jalapeños and couldn’t feel my taste buds for a week!

Needless to say I had to tone down the spicy level and found the perfect ratio of tart cranberries, a touch of sweetness and a little spice.

I like the tartness of cranberries, so I didn’t add much sweetener. If you prefer your cranberry sauce a touch less tart, feel free to add a bit more honey.

Frozen Cranberries – A Pantry Staple

I only recently discovered the beauty of frozen cranberries! Up until then, I only thought cranberries were available fresh and around thanksgiving only.

Then a friend told me about frozen cranberries (available year round) and I felt like I had won the lottery.

Now I tend to have a bag of frozen cranberries in my freezer at all times. They go great in smoothies and last minute additions to sauces and salads.

PS check out this great resource if you are looking for more great tips on pantry staples to keep on hand for healthy meals!

Sweet & Spicy Homemade Jalapeño Cranberry Sauce

If you have a large crowd or want to have leftovers of this delicious spread for sandwiches, I’d double the recipe.

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Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Cranberry Sauce

This Sweet  & Spicy Jalapeño Homemade Cranberry Sauce recipe is the perfect mediterranean diet inspired side dish for your holiday table.

Course Appetizer, relish, sauce

Cuisine American, Mediterranean

Keyword chutney, cranberry, jalapeno, sauce

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 2 cups

Author Brynn at The Domestic Dietitian

Ingredients

• 3 cups cranberries I use frozen
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 jalapeno, diced seeds removed if you don't like much spice
• 1/4 tsp dried mustard powder
• 1/4 tsp fresh ginger grated
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

• In a medium saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Add diced jalapeño and allow to sauté for 5 minutes
• Add mustard and ginger and stir well to combine. Then add cranberries, water, honey and salt and bring to boil, stirring often
• Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer for 10-15 minutes, until sauce is thick and most of the cranberries have burst
• Remove from heat and allow to cool

More Great Cranberry Ideas

Cape Cod Select is a a brand of frozen cranberries that I’ve used in the past and their website has an amazing collection of recipes if you are looking for inspiration!

These are two of my personal faves fro my blog archive…

Curry Chicken Wontons & Cranberry Chutney

Cranberry Salsa