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    Home » Recipes » Pressure cooker

    Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce

    Published: Nov 25, 2019 · Modified: Oct 29, 2022 by Mike Vrobel · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    A bowl of cranberry sauce with a bowl of cranberries and an Instant Pot in the background
    A bowl of cranberry sauce with a bowl of cranberries and an Instant Pot in the background
    Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce

    Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce. Homemade cranberry sauce is a quick and easy make-ahead side dish for Thanksgiving, especially if you have a pressure cooker.

    Here’s a quick recipe for a quick Thanksgiving side dish. Homemade cranberry sauce is so easy, and infinitely better than a round log of cranberry sauce from a can.1

    This is barely a recipe - it has three ingredients, it’s done in about 20 minutes, end t end, and the instructions are “dump everything in the pressure cooker and lock the lid.” It can be made ahead - it’s better after a day in the refrigerator, giving it time to thicken. Skip the canned cranberry, and try some fresh cranberry sauce this Thanksgiving.

    Recipe: Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce

    Inspired by: Canal House Cooking Volume 2: Fall & Holiday by Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton

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    A bowl of cranberry sauce with a bowl of cranberries and an Instant Pot in the background

    Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce


    • Author: Mike Vrobel
    • Total Time: 20 minutes
    • Yield: 4 cups cranberry sauce 1x
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    Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce. Homemade cranberry sauce is a quick and easy make-ahead side dish for Thanksgiving, especially if you have a pressure cooker.


    Ingredients

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    • 24 ounces fresh cranberries, sorted and rinsed
    • 1 cup water
    • 1½ cups sugar

    Instructions

    1. Sort and rinse the cranberries: Sort the cranberries, discarding any soft berries or stems, then rinse the cranberries and drain.
    2. Pressure Cook for 2 minutes with a 10 minute Natural Release: Put the cranberries in an Instant Pot or other pressure cooker. Pour in the water, then sprinkle the sugar over the top. Lock the lid and pressure cook at high pressure for 2 minutes. (“Manual” or “Pressure Cook” mode in an Instant Pot.) Let the pressure come down naturally for 10 minutes, the quick release the remaining pressure.
    3. Stir, cool, and serve: Unlock the lid and give the cranberries a vigorous stir, roughing them up a bit. Pour the cranberry sauce into a bowl and let it cool to room temperature. (The cranberry sauce will look a little loose at first, but it will thicken up as it cools.) Serve, or cover and refrigerate for up to a week.

    Equipment

    Fine Mesh Strainer

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    6-Quart Pressure Cooker

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    Notes

    • Can’t find fresh cranberries? Use frozen, and add 1 minute to the cooking time under pressure
    • You can scale the recipe up or down - increase or decrease the ingredients, but leave the cooking time the same. (I make a half-sized recipe, with one bag of cranberries, ½ cup of water, and ¾ cup sugar if I’m not cooking for a crowd on Thanksgiving.)

    Tools

    • 6 quart or larger pressure cooker (I love my Instant Pot 6-Quart Pressure Cooker)
    • Fine Mesh Strainer
    • Prep Time: 5 minutes
    • Cook Time: 15 minutes
    • Category: Side Dish
    • Method: Pressure Cooker
    • Cuisine: American

    Keywords: Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce, Pressure Cooker Cranberry Sauce

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    1. I can see the canned cranberry sauce, sitting on a plate, with the imprint of the can still visible. [Shudder] ↩

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