Cranberry Sauce with Cardamom and Cinnamon

Once you’ve tasted Cranberry Sauce with Cardamom and Cinnamon, you’ll never want traditional cranberry sauce again. Warm winter flavors of citrus, herbs, and spice.

I adapted this recipe from a childhood friend of my daughter’s, Rabiya. She’s now grown, married and has a lovely little girl. She makes a cranberry sauce with cardamom, cinnamon, and ginger. Rabyia didn’t have the exact measurements, so I tested it, added a few more ingredients and came up with my version.

I actually never thought of adding cardamom to cranberry sauce, but once I tasted it, I’ll never make traditional cranberry sauce again. The combination of the spices and cranberries just scream…THE HOLIDAYS!

Of course, I’ll be serving this on Thanksgiving. But I will also be using it as an ingredient in a couple more recipes – can’t wait to share those with you soon!

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Cranberry Sauce with Cardamom and Cinnamon

Once you’ve tasted Cranberry Sauce with Cardamom and Cinnamon, you’ll never want traditional cranberry sauce again. Warm winter flavors of citrus, herbs, and spice.

• Author: krazykitchenmom
• Prep Time: 3 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 13 minutes
• Yield: 8 servings
• Category: Sauces
• Method: Stove-top
• Cuisine: American

Ingredients

• 2 bags (24 ounces) of fresh cranberries
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• Juice and zest from 2 oranges
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon of cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cinnamon sticks

Instructions

• In a stove-top pot, add cranberries, sugar, orange zest and juices.
• Stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Add spices and cinnamon sticks.
• Bring it to a boil.
• Reduce it to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
• Remove cinnamon sticks.
• Cool in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours before servings.

Notes

This cranberry sauce can be stored in an air-tight container, in the refrigerator, for 1 week.

I use a large mason jar to store my cranberry sauce in the refrigerator.