5-Minute Cranberry Sauce

5-Minute Cranberry Sauce puts fresh cranberries, granulated sugar and pure maple syrup at the center of a side recipe and finishes in about 25 minutes, enough for 16 Servings (About 8 cups of sauce).

• Yield 16 Servings (About 8 cups of sauce)
• Ready in 25 minutes
• Prep 20 minutes
• Cook 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 24 ounces fresh cranberries
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup pure maple syrup
• Zest of one orange (about 1 tablespoon)
• 1/4 cup orange juice

Instructions

1. Stir all the ingredients together in a stovetop or electric pressure cooker. Secure the lid and cook at high pressure for 5 minutes.
2. Let the pressure cooker naturally release pressure for 10-15 minutes. Release the rest of the pressure using quick release.
3. Stir the cranberry sauce and continue to cook (using the sauté function in an electric pressure cooker, like the Instant Pot) if you want to thicken the sauce further; keep in mind, it will thicken as it cools.
4. Mash the cranberry sauce with a spoon or potato masher (or use an immersion blender for a smoother consistency), if desired.
5. The sauce will thicken and gel as it cools; it can be made and refrigerated up to a week in advance.

Give it a minute off the heat, then serve it while it is still hot.