This might be one of the easiest recipes I ever posted on bakesinslippers-slow cooker cranberry sauce. Now I will proudly admit I grew up on, and still eat the stuff out of a can-it’s my hamburger helper (which I have never eaten). That sliced over my gran’s homemade stuffing and the holidays have arrived. This will make you a nice size dish of chunky sauce, but double or triple it if you are having a crowd over.
12oz-1 pound fresh cranberries
zest of an orange or lemon
juice of orange or lemon
1/2-3/4 cup sugar (if you have cool ginger sugar like I do, add about 1 T)
*can add some cinnamon or nutmeg (about a tablespoon) if feeling fancy
Add all ingredients to your slow cooker and cook on low for 4-5 hours-puree with a handheld blender or your Magimix attachment to desired chunkiness. Serve and remind yourself that cranberry sauce is for anytime of the year you can get your hand on cranberries.
Can be cooled to room temp and kept in the fridge for a week, the freezer for six months.
Is it really this easy? Pinned! You rock!
I guarantee it’s that easy!
How much juice do you add ? Just juice of 1 orange or lemon? This sounds yummy
Juice of either will work-yes I would use the whole fruit.
Nice..I’ve never made our cranberries in a slow cooker
I have always eaten the canned stuff too, and it hardly feels like a turkey dinner without it. I find it harder and harder to buy every year though when I look at the high fructose corn syrup in the ingredient list. I think this is the year for homemade cranberry sauce, and I’m going to use your recipe, Janelle!
Please let me know what you think! If you aren’t into tart, just add a bit more sugar. I do love the canned stuff.
I love making sauces in the slow cooker, Janelle. Thank you for this lovely recipe!
You are most welcome April, thank you for coming by the blog.
What a wonderful slow cooker idea; thanks for sharing this one!
I love orange in my cranberry sauce. Great idea using the crockpot.
What a great recipe for the fall. Pinned.
Looks really good!
we LOVE cranberry sauce - never though of using the slow cooker - that is brilliant
G’day Love cranberry sauce and great photo Janelle!
Cheers! Joanne
I can just imagine how great a slow cooker sauce recipe will taste. I would love to have this for thanksgiving meal.
OMG Janelle. I need a spoon immediately. I just love using my slow cooker and for Thanksgiving that’s practically a MUST with the limited oven and stove space!! Love this!
Thank you love, and it will make it easier when trying to prep!
I love cranberry sauce! I always take whatever’s leftover and put it on toast or just for dipping. So tasty!
It’s magical
Love the idea of using the slow cooker!!
It makes life so much easier.
Thanks for including the info on preparing ahead and freezing, I can make up a bigger batch and split it for Thanksgiving and Christmas! Perfect!!
You are so welcome Mary! It’s nice to have something out of the way during the busy holiday months.
I love how easy this is! It can just cook away when you are busy with everything else!
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