Homemade cranberry sauce is one of the easiest recipes you can make this holiday season. All you need is a slow cooker, about four hours notice, and a few simple {and fresh!} ingredients.
I was looking for a way to liven this fall favorite and adding rhubarb and Chinese five spice did just that. Although still very tart, rhubarb is a little less tart than cranberry allowing for a recipe that calls for less sugar. And Chinese five spice {cinnamon, cloves, star anise, fennel, and pepper} pulls all of the flavors together, like a bow on a present.
Cranberry & Rhubarb Sauce
By Published: November 23, 2015
- Yield: 6 Servings
Homemade cranberry sauce is one of the easiest recipes you can make this holiday season. All you need is a slow cooker, about …
Ingredients
- 6 ounces fresh cranberries
- 2 stalks rhubarb sliced vertically and then chopped
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon Chinese five spice
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Place all ingredients except for the Chinese five spice in a slow cooker.
- Stir and cook on the high setting for 3 hours, until cranberries have burst and can be easily mashed.
- Mash cranberries until desired consistency.
- Mix in Chinese five spice and salt and cook on high for another hour.
- Place in an air tight container and chill until ready to serve.
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