Red Wine Cranberry Sauce

Name: Red Wine Cranberry Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 2-1/3 cups
Ingredients: 1 package (12 ounces) fresh or frozen cranberries; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup dry red wine or grape juice

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Total Time

Prep: 5 min. Cook: 20 min. + chilling

Makes

about 2-1/3 cups

Updated: Feb. 24, 2023

We were feeling festive when we started our holiday cooking, but a bottle of wine was a bit more than we wanted to drink. I added half a cup to the cranberry sauce, in place of juice, and a new recipe was born! —Helen Nelander, Boulder Creek, California

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Ingredients

1 package (12 ounces) fresh or frozen cranberries
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup dry red wine or grape juice

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients; bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to medium; cook, uncovered, until most of the berries pop, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Transfer to a bowl; cool slightly. Refrigerate, covered, until cold (sauce will thicken upon cooling).

Test Kitchen Tips

Wine makes this a little more tart and less sweet than some cranberry sauces.

We tested this recipe with cabernet sauvignon, but you could also use merlot, pinot noir or sangiovese.

Cranberries are high in pectin. When heated with sugar, pectin gives cranberry sauce its jam-like consistency.

Sugared Cranberries

Heat 3 tablespoons light corn syrup in microwave until warm; gently toss with 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, allowing excess syrup to drip off. Toss in 1/3 cup sugar to coat. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set, about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts

1/4 cup: 122 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 30g carbohydrate (27g sugars, 2g fiber), 0 protein.

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