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    Home » Side Dish

    Maple Orange Cranberry Sauce (The Kids Cook Monday)

    Nov 13, 2011 · Modified: Dec 26, 2021 by Andrea · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads ·

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    Maple Orange Cranberry Sauce - Andrea Meyers

    We’re doing a special Thanksgiving edition of The Kids Cook Monday, because what better time to get the whole family in the kitchen than for one of the most festive meals of the year? There are several parts of the traditional Thanksgiving meal that the kids can help with, and one of our boys’ favorites is the cranberry sauce. It’s also a great make-ahead dish, so you can have it ready in the refrigerator up to three days before.

    This cranberry sauce includes golden raisins and is sweetened slightly with maple syrup and flavored with orange juice and zest, cinnamon, and cloves. It makes a good size batch that will serve 6 to 8 people, and it’s easy enough that a 9-year-old can make it.

    Andrea Meyers - Adding maple syrup for cranberry sauce.

    Make sure to visit The Kids Cook Monday for more recipes to cook with your kids.

    How Adults Can Help the Kids

    • Demonstrate and assist with any tasks that might be new: zesting, measuring, pouring, stirring.
    • Assign the simpler tasks, such as washing the cranberries and pouring in the ingredients, to the younger kids, and save the more challenging tasks for the older kids and adults.

    Safety Tips

    • Make sure an adult is present at all times.
    • Young children should not handle zesters, as they are extremely sharp. Make sure an adult or older child or teenager does the zesting.

    Andrea Meyers - Zesting an orange for cranberry sauce.

    Maple Orange Cranberry Sauce - Andrea Meyers
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    Maple Orange Cranberry Sauce

    Part of The Kids Cook Monday series.
    Prep Time5 mins
    Cook Time10 mins
    Total Time15 mins
    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Keyword: autumn, cranberries, maple syrup, orange juice, raisins, Thanksgiving
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 210kcal
    Author: Andrea Meyers

    Equipment

    • 4-quart heavy bottom saucepan with lid

    Ingredients

    • 24 ounces fresh cranberries (rinsed and picked over)
    • 1 cup golden raisins
    • 1 cup maple syrup
    • ½ cup fresh orange juice
    • ½ cup water
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
    • zest of 1 orange (plus extra for garnish)
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    Preparation

    • In the 4 quart saucepan, stir together the cranberries, raisins, maple syrup, water, and orange juice. Bring to a boil and cook while stirring, until the cranberries begin to pop, about 5 minutes.
    • Add the cinnamon, cloves, and orange zest and bring back to a simmer. Continue cooking for another 3 to 5 minutes. Allow to cool completely before serving. Garnish with strips of orange zest.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 329mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 82IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 1mg
    Tried this recipe?Share in the comments!

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    For the complete list of The Kids Cook Monday recipes, visit my Cooking with Kids page.

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    Comments

    1. Germaine says

      November 14, 2011 at 7:34 pm

      Yummy!!! Love cranberries and your photo is so lovely!

    2. Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says

      November 14, 2011 at 7:59 pm

      Looks like something my grandkids would love to make -- maybe this will be their assignment on Thanksgiving day!

    3. Lizzy M. says

      November 19, 2011 at 9:19 pm

      Last year I made a cranberry sauce with crystalized ginger, but this year I was looking for something different. I came across your recipe and I think it will work out great. I put a link to your site so hopefully other people will also be motivated to try it out Thursday.
      http://whatcanyoueatblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/cranberry-sauce-with-crystalized-ginger.html

    4. Emma says

      November 23, 2011 at 12:28 pm

      I can't wait to give this a try - I typically make a cranberry sauce using apple cider and maple syrup, but this looks fun and different.

    5. Delora says

      November 24, 2011 at 11:22 am

      I'd never used maple syrup in cranbrry sauce before, so tried this. Yum! Also added dried dates and figs because I had them in the house.

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