It is fresh cranberry season–just in time for the holidays. This quick and easy cranberry sauce with a hint of orange is delicious! Make lots and water bath can it, or make a little and refrigerate it. Either way, it adds a seasonal flavor to meats or baked goods.
Here is the recipe from the USDA Home Canning Bulletin (Note; I added juice and zest from one orange to the recipe).
https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_02/cran_sauce.html
We have had requests for the recipe for Cranberry Banana Bread so here is the recipe:
1/3 cup Crisco
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1-3/4 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp soda
1/2 cup chopped nuts (I use pecans)
1 cup mashed bananas (I use 2-3 bananas even if it is more than a cup)
1 cup drained whole-berry cranberry sauce
Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs 1 at a time, beating well. Mix dry ingredients together and add nuts, coating well with the flour. Add flour mixture alternative with mashed bananas to creamed mixture beating well after each addition. Fold in cranberry sauce. Pour into greased and floured loaf pan. Bake at 350F degrees for 60-65 minutes or until done. Cool before slicing.
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38 Comments
@60 years old I really want to learn the ART & SCIENCE of canning. My mother was an avid canner…but I was busy …engaged elsewhere. I don't have a pressure canner…but I think I have what I need to do a water bath. Have a blessed day. LUCRETIA
I've been wanting to add orange juice and zest to my cranberries, but I wasn't sure how/the ratios because I'm so new to canning. I'm so glad I saw someone who knows the safety guidelines use it. Thank you for sharing!
When I tried to water bath can, the jars floated up…couldn’t finish the job! What was I doing wrong?
Thank you for showing this.My mom use to make this jelly year's ago. Never knew how she did it. IT IS so delicious!!
I have several bags of dried cranberries that I received at the food pantry I put them in my freezer about 2 months ago could I rehydrate them and make cranberry sauce
Is there a way to safely make this with less sugar?
How do you check the seal with Weck jars?
I grew up with them in Germany, but I was to young to be concerned with that 😆
Love LOVE cranberry sauce. Can hardly wait to whip up a batch of yours. I like a bit of orange in mine too. Also make a fresh raw relish with the berries and oranges. Tart but yummy!!
Thank you I’m definitely going to make this and can it. Just have to wait for the cranberries.
What size pot is your jam pot? What size do they come in?
Looks delicious! 😋 I want to try weck jars, but their price will not let me right now…😔
Can the recipe be doubled and tripled looks so good
Fixing to make this. I do not have wet jars.
I just made this! So yummy!
I'm going to make this!!!! And…THANK YOU for including the "boo boo" with accidentally unsealing your jar! It made me feel better to know even the experts have some issues sometimes! 😊
This looks fantastic, and I'm totally in love with your jam pan. Lol.
(Edit: for all of my "tut tut, rebel canning is bad", I believe that I did it accidentally. Followed an apple pie filling recipe, but instead of slicing the apples I used my dicer- the lid comes down with a little slam and voila. I thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to have dices for strudels, coffee cakes, and homemade apple pie muffins, where you want apples but not chunks.) Anyway, thank you for teaching us so much!
I’m very impressed. I would like to try this but have no experience with canning. Also, putting the whole berries in the vitamix blender makes a jelly- minus skins and seeds?
Loved watching your video. So much information. I also love your jelly pot. Could you share what type and size you are using in the video? Thanks.
I knew if I came to your page I would find this recipe. Today is my first time making this and I was so excited you had the video! TY AGAIN. I am addicted to your channel 🙂 Because I know how safe I am with all your content! <3
For years I have made fresh cranberry relish. I tried this but added whole ground up oranges peel and all. Mixed with cubed pear and apple. Added the sugar and cooked it as you did. It’s so delicious. My husband and I use it on our morning oatmeal. It’s just fabulous. FYI I use equal amounts of fruit.
Excellent! Tfs! Please stay safe and sending hugs to you both 💜🙏🤗
I have made cranberry sauce before but I don't know if I still have the recipe. But in the middle of watching this I stopped it to go out to the garage to get the 2 bags of frozen berries and made up a batch. Oh yes it's good. I'm enjoying a small dish with my Ruben sandwich and finish watching the video. And I have 3 full jars and a partial. Thank you Pam for that quick recipe.
I make the jellied and use it for PBJ. A lot of jellies/jams are entirely too sweet. I haven't thought of using the orange juice before.
I like to add a cinnamon stick while cooking the sauce, pulling the stick out before canning or serving and a little Cointreau in the sauce while cooking is a nice touch, too!
Do you have a link for the jars?
Do you have a link for the jars?
Have you tried freeze drying rather than canning and if so did it work?
Okay I made it but not to can yet and it was a hit!!! Thank you Pam and Jim!
What’s the recipe for sauce.
I made a double batch of this earlier and canned it because I can fit 9 pints in my canner and have to make sure it is filled with jars so they don't bounce around. The only thing I did different was add 1Tlemon juice instead of orange juice. Thank you both for the video!!!
CANNING IN WEK JARS CAN ANY FOODS BE CANNED?
YOU WATER BATHED I LOVE. CAN YOU PRESSURE CAN WITH WKE JARS? LUV LUV YOUR VIDEOS
Couple helpful hints I have found since making this delicious recipe a few times now. I found some of the thickened cranberry mixture was hard to scrape out of the blender so I added the orange juice to it and swished it around to get everythng that was sticking on the bottom and under the blades. You can also just use an immersion blender right in the pot. Everyone loves this recipe , thank you Pam 🙂
Pam, where did you find that jam pot?!?!
I made and canned yesterday, thanks Pam and Jim! When I made it at Thanksgiving we all loved it so much that I had to can it.
I realize this is a much older video, but I hope you or someone will find time to answer this question: I have a bunch of frozen (fresh) cranberries in my freezer. Could I use these for water bath canning? If yes, should I let them thaw out completely first?
Have you tried the recipe with less sugar?
where did you get the grabber???