Cranberry Sauce - Instant Pot

Beauuutiful.

My mother-in-law makes a really good raw cranberry relish (with apple and orange), so I haven't had cooked cranberry sauce in a few years. But I started seeing some recipes for making it in the INSTANT POT and since I had some leftover gravy to use up, I decided it was a good excuse to try another instant pot recipe.

I went with this Zen and Spice recipe because it looked easy and because I was excited about the cinnamon.

The cinnamon was a good call. It makes it feel really warm and rich, instead of just sweet and acidic like sometimes cranberry sauce is. I'll be making this again.

The Recipe: (Taken from Zen and Spice):
12 oz fresh cranberries, rinsed
1 granny smith apple, diced
1 orange, zested and juiced
1/2 c sugar
2 tb maple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp sea salt

Place cranberries, apple, orange zest, and orange juice in instant pot.
Pressure cook for 1 minute. Natural release for 7 minutes.
Change to Saute setting, and mix in the remaining ingredients while gently mashing the fruit. Cook for 2 minutes.

The Verdict:

Overall grade: B+

Overall reason: It's sugary, but delicious and easy.

Time to prepare: 30 minutes.

Husband quote: (Coming soon.)

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