Cranberry Sauce with Dates and Orange
A luxurious holiday cranberry sauce enriched with sweet dates, fresh orange juice, and warm spices. The balsamic vinegar adds depth while the dates provide natural sweetness to balance the tart cranberries.
8 servings
17 min
Ingredients
- •1 cup water
- •1¼ cups sugar
- •3 strips orange zest
- •1 cup fresh orange juice
- •3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- •1 stick cinnamon stick
- •1 cup pitted dates
- •24 ounces cranberries
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Simmer water, sugar, zest, juice, vinegar, and cinnamon stick in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring, 3 minutes. Add half of dates and half of cranberries and simmer, stirring occasionally, until cranberries begin to burst, about 7 minutes. Stir in remaining dates and cranberries and simmer until remaining cranberries begin to burst, about 7 minutes more. Serve at room temperature.
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