Try our cranberry sauce with apples and walnuts. Don't settle for cranberry sauce from a can. We use 75% less sugar and still deliver a sweet taste. Doubles as a dessert!
Peel and core 2 apples. Cut into bite sized chunks. Wash the cranberries.
In a sauce pan, add orange juice, 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tbsp cinnamon. Stir until combined. Add the cranberries and heat until the mixture begins to bubble. Turn heat to low. Continue to cook and stir until cranberries start to thicken. (about 3-5 minutes) Cook for another 1-2 minutes and remove from heat.
In a baking dish, add 2 tbsp cinnamon and vanilla syrup. Add the apple chunks. Top with 1 tbsp of sugar and 1/2 cup of granola.
Now, put the cranberry mixture on top of the apples. Top with 1/2 cup granola and 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts.
Bake in oven at 350 F for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Enjoy the Cranberry sauce with apples and walnuts.
Also try 3 Ingredient Apple Crisp
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Recipe notes
Most cranberry sauce recipes call for 1 cup of sugar. That is a whopping SIXTEEN tablespoons. This recipe uses only three tablespoons of sugar. With the addition of walnuts (often considered a super food), this cranberry apple crisp is truly a healthy alternative to your typical cranberry sauce recipe.
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Ingredients
Directions
Peel and core 2 apples. Cut into bite sized chunks. Wash the cranberries.
In a sauce pan, add orange juice, 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tbsp cinnamon. Stir until combined. Add the cranberries and heat until the mixture begins to bubble. Turn heat to low. Continue to cook and stir until cranberries start to thicken. (about 3-5 minutes) Cook for another 1-2 minutes and remove from heat.
In a baking dish, add 2 tbsp cinnamon and vanilla syrup. Add the apple chunks. Top with 1 tbsp of sugar and 1/2 cup of granola.
Now, put the cranberry mixture on top of the apples. Top with 1/2 cup granola and 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts.
Bake in oven at 350 F for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Enjoy the Cranberry sauce with apples and walnuts.
Also try 3 Ingredient Apple Crisp
More cranberry ideas from BossyKitchen
The walnuts are a super idea. My family loved this dish. They didn’t even complain about the tartness although I caught a few of them sprinkling a little sugar on top. 🙂
You are not alone Nancy. I catch my family dumping sugar on it all the time.