maple walnut cranberry sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (12 ounce) package fresh cranberries, rinsed and drained
• 3/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1/2 cup dark (grade b) maple syrup
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
• 1 (3 inch) cinnamon stick
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• place cranberries into a large saucepan and stir in orange juice, maple syrup, sugar, , ginger, orange zest, cinnamon stick, and salt.
• bring sauce to a simmer. berries will begin to pop. cook at a simmer until berries are cooked through and soft, about 10 minutes.
• remove saucepan from heat and let cranberry sauce cool for about 5 minutes.
• shake walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat, cooking until golden brown and fragrant, about 5 minutes. wipe away any small particles of walnut skin from skillet to avoid bitterness. stir walnuts into cranberry sauce. let cool to room temperature and transfer to a serving bowl; sauce will thicken as it cools. cover bowl with plastic wrap, pushing wrap to touch sauce and refrigerate until needed. sauce can be made several days ahead.