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brandied cranberries

(3 ratings)
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Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Lisa Edwards
@LeeLeeE
Sevierville, TN

Delicious for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Even people who don't like cranberry sauce love this dish. Great with turkey, ham, roast pork, and beef. For a variation, I have used 1/3 cup of Frangelico instead of brandy and 1 tsp of orange extract instead of Cointreau because I was out of both. It is not as rich but still a very nice tart, sweet, orangy, mild mellow spiced cranberry sauce. Leaving the orange peels in when you put it on the table makes the dish look pretty, but don't eat the peels. You can remove the orange peels if you wish before serving.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

These brandied cranberries will be a delicious addition to your holiday table. It's super easy to make and guaranteed to impress. As the cranberries bake in the oven, they burst to release their natural juices that mix with the sweet brandy. The brandy and orange liqueur is robust without being overpowering. Warm cinnamon adds another depth of flavor to the homemade cranberry sauce.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(3 ratings)
yield 4 to 12
prep time 10 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For brandied cranberries

  • 2 pkg
    fresh cranberries
  • 2 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/3 c
    plus 1 Tbsp brandy, divided
  • 1 lg
    orange
  • 1-2 tsp
    Grand Marnier or Cointreau

How To Make brandied cranberries

  • Rinse the cranberries with water in a strainer. Drain the water off.
    1
    Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Rinse the cranberries with water in a strainer. Drain the water off.
  • Pour cranberries evenly into a 13
    2
    Pour cranberries evenly into a 13" x 9" baking dish. Add 2 cups sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, and 1/3 cup brandy to cranberries.
  • Add orange peel and juice to the dish.
    3
    Wash the orange. Then cut the orange peel into 1/8"-1/4" strips. Peel off the orange peel and add the peels to the cranberry mix. Then squeeze the juice out of the orange into the cranberry mix. Discard the orange pulp.
  • Mix together.
    4
    Mix all together thoroughly.
  • Cover dish and bake.
    5
    Cover the baking dish with foil. Bake the cranberry mixture in a 325 degree F oven for 1 hour. Berries will burst open and make more juice as they bake.
  • Add brandy and orange liqueur.
    6
    Remove from oven and remove foil. Stir into the hot cranberry mixture the 1 Tbsp of brandy and 1 - 2 tsp of Grand Marnier or Cointreau.
  • Let cool.
    7
    Let sit uncovered at room temperature for at least 1 hour. Juices will thicken. Transfer to a pretty glass serving dish.
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