Dried Cherry Cranberry Sauce

Name: Dried Cherry Cranberry Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 cups.
Ingredients: 1/4 pound dried cherries; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 2 cups water; 1 package (12 ounces) fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed

2 reviews

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Total Time

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 15 min. + cooling

Makes

4 cups

Updated: Nov. 08, 2022

This recipe is a great change of pace from the more common orange-cranberry sauce combinations. We especially like it around the holidays served alongside a roast turkey. It's so much better than canned cranberry sauce. —Janet Briggs

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Ingredients

1/4 pound dried cherries
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 package (12 ounces) fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed

Directions

Place cherries in a bowl and cover with warm water. Let stand for 10 minutes or until plumped. Drain cherries, discarding water.
In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, water, cranberries and cherries. Cook and stir over medium heat until the berries pop, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and skim foam from top of mixture. Cool to room temperature. Cover and store in the refrigerator.

TEST KITCHEN TIP You can also plump the cherries in warmed orange juice instead of water.

Nutrition Facts

1/4 cup: 107 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 2mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (25g sugars, 1g fiber), 0 protein.

Dried Cherry Cranberry Sauce

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