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Slow Cooker Homemade Cranberry Sauce

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is slow cooker homemade cranberry sauce only has 5 ingredients but will impress any crowd. Holiday season is here and cranberry sauce is a staple at most holiday dinners. Making fresh cranberry sauce is easy when you use your crockpot! Starring fresh cranberries and bosc pears, this simple cranberry pear ginger sauce recipe is the perfect blend of sweet and tart. Make this holiday side dish with minimal effort due to the wonders of the slow cooker or Instant Pot!

  • Total Time: 3 hours 10 mins
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x

Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 1216 ounces fresh cranberries
  • 4 large Bosc pears, cored & diced (unpeeled)
  • 1 cup maple syrup or honey
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 2-inch piece fresh ginger

Instructions

Rinse & pick over cranberries, discarding any blemished berries.

Slow Cooker

  1. Add all the ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir to mix well.
  2. Cook HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 4-6.

Instant Pot

  1. Add all the ingredients to the pressure cooker. Stir to mix well.
  2. Close lid and seal valve. Set high pressure for 3 minutes. When cook time is complete, natural release 10 minutes then quick release remaining pressure.

Notes

Cool & refrigerate. Remove ginger prior to serving.

Sauce with thicken overnight.

  • Author: Shannon Epstein
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 3 hours

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 176
  • Sugar: 33.4 g
  • Fat: 0.2 g
  • Saturated Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 44.5 g
  • Fiber: 4.2 g
  • Protein: 0.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg