Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce

Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce

Side Dish
34 min
18 servings
53 kcal / serving

Use your Instant Pot to make classic cranberry sauce that’s virtually set it and forget it. Cross one more thing off your holiday meal prep list!

Ingredients

  • 2bags cranberries (8 cups), fresh or frozen
  • ⅝ cupsugar
  • 1 cuporange juice
  • 1cinnamon stick
  • 1 teaspoonfinely grated orange zest
  • 1 teaspoonfinely grated fresh ginger

Directions

  1. 1

    Combine the ingredients: Place the cranberries, sugar, orange juice, cinnamon stick, orange zest, and ginger in a 6-quart Instant Pot.

  2. 2

    Program the pressure cooker: Select the manual or pressure cook setting and program to cook at high pressure  for 4 minutes. Check that the pressure release valve is  sealed.

  3. 3

    Release the pressure and cool the sauce: When the cooker beeps, turn it off and let the pressure release naturally (this will take about 18-25 minutes). Remove the lid and let the sauce cool to room temperature. The sauce will thicken as it cools.

  4. 4

    Serve: Remove the cinnamon stick before enjoying. Mash it to break up the cranberries more, if you like. Refrigerate the cranberry sauce in an airtight container for 5-7 days. Did you love the recipe? Leave us stars below!