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Easy Instant Pot Homemade Cranberry Sauce is a quick pressure cooker low-calorie recipe perfect for the holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas. This sauce is made with fresh cranberries, orange juice, and no sugar.
 
instant pot homemade cranberry sauce
Original Post Date October 14, 2017. 
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Calories: 55     Fat: 0G      Net Carbs: 11G      Protein:  0G

Instant Pot Homemade Cranberry Sauce is in order because Thanksgiving is around the corner. I truly cannot believe how time has flown this year. Summer has come and gone and I am in full swing scheduling for the upcoming holidays.

instant pot homemade cranberry sauce

For Thanksgiving and Christmas, cranberry sauce is served at our family dinner each year. We have always used Ocean Spray’s Jellied Cranberry Sauce. I have so many fond memories of mixing up a portion of my cornbread and dressing with jellied cranberry sauce.

I never thought about making our own cranberry sauce with REAL cranberries! Making homemade sauce can also cut down on added sugar.

instant pot homemade cranberry sauce

1/4th cup of the jellied cranberry sauce has 24 grams of sugar. Not to mention the ingredients include high fructose corn syrup. You can actually retain some of the antioxidants, vitamins, and other health benefits associated with cranberries by preparing your own.

instant pot homemade cranberry sauce

I am obsessed with my Instant Pot. With that said, you can prepare this recipe stove top. I really like using an Instant Pot for many stovetop recipes because I can set it and forget it. (Yes I stole this saying from an infomercial from wayyyy back in the day!)

instant pot homemade cranberry sauce

I like to be able to add all of my ingredients to the pot, set the timer, and move onto other tasks. This method works great with this recipe because I allow the steam to release naturally, instead of doing a quick release. Because the Instant Pot goes to the “Keep Warm” setting when complete, you can truly walk away and do other things throughout the house.

instant pot homemade cranberry sauce

I like my cranberry sauce to have a hint of tang. If you prefer yours to be sweet, feel free to add a little more organic stevia.

instant pot homemade cranberry sauce

I prefer my cranberry sauce to be chilled. If you are cooking this for holiday dinner, I recommend making it a top priority in the morning the day of, or even the night before if you wish. That way, the sauce is thick and cool enough for holiday dinner.

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If you need inspiration for Thanksgiving table settings. Check out this post from Country Living.

Don’t have an Instant Pot? You can also make Slow-Cooker Cranberry Sauce.

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Instant Pot Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Instant pot homemade cranberry sauce is a quick and easy pressure cooker low-calorie recipe perfect for the holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Course Dessert, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword homemade cranberry sauce, instant pot cranberry sauce, pressure cooker cranberry sauce
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 10
Calories 55kcal
Author Brandi Crawford

Ingredients

  • 16 oz fresh cranberries
  • 1/4 cup raw honey
  • 1 cup pure squeezed orange juice
  • 1 tsp cinnamon or 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 tbsp stevia or your preferred sweetener Start with 1 teaspoon and taste repeatedly until desired taste is met.

Instructions

  • Combine all of the ingredients in the Instant Pot.
  • Place the Instant Pot on Manual > High Pressure Cooking for 8 minutes.
  • Allow the steam to release naturally instead of quick release.
  • Spoon the sauce into a bowl. Refrigerate prior to serving if you prefer your sauce to be cold. The sauce will thicken as it cools off.

Notes

I like my cranberry sauce to have a hint of tang. If you prefer yours to be sweet, feel free to add a little more organic stevia.
If you choose to use refined sugar, start with a tablespoon, taste, and add additional sugar as needed.
I prefer my cranberry sauce to be chilled. If you are cooking this for holiday dinner, I recommend making it a top priority in the morning the day of, or even the night before if you wish. That way, the sauce is thick and cool enough for holiday dinner.
 

Nutrition (displayed with net carbs)

Calories: 55kcal
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  5. I remember my aunt made cranberry sauce for thanksgiving each year and it was sooooo tart! As a kid I was all about the jelly style but you’d get a serious side eye if you offered up the home made kind. Luckily my tastes have matured and I’m good with the real stuff now

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  7. My family loves cranberry sauce for the holidays. This recipe is perfect to use and I love the convenience of the using One Pot. Can’t wait to make it at home.

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  8. Cranberry sauce is also a favorite in my house during the holidays; and how easy it is to make it with the instant pot! Looking forward to the holiday season!

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  10. That sounds so much better than anything in a can! I don’t think it’s my year to host the holidays, since we alternate. However, I’ll look like Martha Stewart when I show up with homemade cranberry sauce. No one needs to know how simple it was to make.

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  11. I don’t need an instant pot but I want one because I need to try this recipe. This looks amazing and doable and will so be added to Thanksgiving menu.

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  14. I’ve never made homemade cranberry sauce either but the Instant Pot seems like the perfect way to make it. I’ve always used the canned sauce as well but it would be fun to try to make my own!

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  19. I don’t think I’ve made cranberry sauce using an instant pot before! I really appreciate this recipe because it’s perfect for the Holidays! I just love how convenient having an instant pot is!

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    • Yes you can. The recipe calls for stevia because I rarely consume refined sugar. Start with a tablespoon and taste repeatedly and adjust for additional sugar as you go.

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  28. You have no idea how excited I am to find an Instant Pot cranberry sauce recipe! I found a Paleo recipe last year that my in-laws DEVOURED, but it was incredibly time consuming. This seems SO much easier. If I were to sub coconut sugar for the stevia, would it be a 1:1 substitution? I don’t use stevia – my diet usually contains little to no sugar, so when I indulge, I use coconut sugar or honey to sweeten things. Thanks!

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    • Hi there! I’m so glad you found the recipe, too! Coconut sugar and stevia do not have a 1:1 ratio. However, coconut sugar mirrors refined table sugar to me. So I would use the typical amount of refined sugar you would normally. I recommend starting with a tablespoon and tasting it from there to ensure you don’t go over.

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