How to Make Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce - A Step-by-Step Guide

Cranberry sauce is a staple side dish for any Thanksgiving or Christmas feast, and making it in the Instant Pot is a game-changer. This Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce recipe is quick, easy, and produces the perfect balance of sweet and tart flavors. Plus, the hands-off cooking method of the Instant Pot means you can focus on other dishes while it does all the work.

With just a handful of simple ingredients, you can have homemade cranberry sauce in no time. The fresh cranberries are cook...

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Ingredients

  • 1 (12 ounce) package cranberries
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 piece cinnamon stick
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup white sugar, or more as needed
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 slices of orange peel, using a peeler

Information

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Additional Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 25 mins
  • Servings: 8

  • Combine cranberries, orange juice, water, cinnamon stick, and vanilla extract in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot). Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 1 minute. Allow about 10 minutes for pressure to build. As soon as the cooking cycle finishes, turn the Instant Pot off, as overcooking the cranberries will cause the skins to break.
  • Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 7 minutes. Unlock and carefully remove the lid.
  • Turn Instant Pot back on and select Sauté function. Stir white sugar and brown sugar into cranberry mixture until sugar melts. Season with a pinch of salt. As soon as sugar has melted, turn off the Instant Pot to avoid overcooking. Taste cranberry sauce and stir in more sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, depending on how sweet you like your cranberry sauce.
  • Transfer sauce to a serving dish and top with orange peel. Serve warm or cold. Cranberry sauce will thicken as it cools.
  • Nutrition

    129 cal.

    • Total Fat: 0g
    • Sodium: 25mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 33g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 29g
    • Protein: 0g
    • Vitamin C: 15mg
    • Calcium: 21mg
    • Iron: 0mg
    • Potassium: 89mg