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Cranberry Pear Sauce

Lynn Smythe
Learn how to make homemade cranberry sauce in your slow cooker. Serve this delicious side dish just in time for Thanksgiving.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Course Gluten Free, Side Dish, Vegan, Vegetarian

Equipment

  • Colander
  • Slow cooker
  • Cutting board
  • Small paring knife
  • Large chef's knife
  • Vegetable peeler
  • Citrus zester
  • Measuring cups
  • Large mixing spoon
  • Storage container with lid
  • Decorative serving bowl
  • Large serving spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bag whole cranberries - 12 ounces
  • 4 cups pears - 3 to 4 large pears
  • 1 whole orange
  • 3/4 cup dried apricots - chopped
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 cups granulated sugar - Depending on how tart or sweet you like the sauce, you can always use more or less sugar.

Instructions
 

  • Place the cranberries in a colander, rinse off and discard any damaged berries
  • Add the washed cranberries to the slow cooker
  • Zest the orange and place the zest in the slow cooker
    plate of oranges and cranberries
  • Remove the remaining peel, chop the orange into pieces and add to the slow cooker
  • Add the reamining ingredients (apricots, water and sugar) into the crock pot or slow cooker
    cranberries, oranges, pears in large bowl
  • Stir the ingredients together using a large mixing spoon and place the lid on the crockpot
  • Cook the sauce on high for approximately 4 hours, or until most of the cranberries have popped and the sauce looks like chunky applesauce
    slow cooker cranberry sauce
  • Add the cranberry pear sauce to a large storage container, place the lid on the container and let it cool down overnight in your refrigerator
    tupeerware bowl filled with cranberry sauce
  • When you are ready to serve, place the cranberry sauce in a decorative bowl with a large serving spoon
    cranberry pear sauce in orange bowl
  • You can store any leftovers in the refrigerator for up to one week

Notes

Cranberry Pear Sauce Recipe Tips

Serve the cool sauce, in a decorative serving dish on Thanksgiving Day, to accompany the rest of your holiday meal. This Thanksgiving cranberry sauce can be made a few days ahead of time and stored in your refrigerator until ready to serve. 
Leftover cranberry sauce can be served as a type of homemade jam, along with freshly-baked muffins, the day after Thanksgiving. This sauce also tastes great on top of vanilla bean ice cream. Since this sauce comes out like chunky applesauce, you can also eat it as a quick snack all on its own, NOM, NOM, NOM!
 
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