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Brown Sugar and Walnut Cranberry Sauce

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on September 4, 2008

Time

10 minutes, plus 30 minutes chilling

Yield

Yields about 2 cups

Brown Sugar and Walnut Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients

1 (16-ounce) can cranberry sauce ¼ cup toasted, chopped walnuts 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Before You Begin

With just a few pantry items, plain old canned cranberry sauce can be turned into a star side dish. This recipe can be doubled or even tripled, and can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to one week.

Instructions

  1. Pulse cranberry sauce, walnuts, brown sugar, and lemon juice in food processor until combined.
  2. Refrigerate, covered, for 30 minutes. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Brown Sugar and Walnut Cranberry Sauce

Brown Sugar and Walnut Cranberry Sauce

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Time

10 minutes, plus 30 minutes chilling

Yield

Yields about 2 cups

Ingredients

1 (16-ounce) can cranberry sauce
¼ cup toasted, chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Ingredients

1 (16-ounce) can cranberry sauce
¼ cup toasted, chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Ingredients

1 (16-ounce) can cranberry sauce
¼ cup toasted, chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Why This Recipe Works

Toasting the walnuts in a skillet over medium heat until lightly browned intensified their flavor and color. A splash of lemon juice cut through the sweetness and accented the tartness of the cranberries in our Brown Sugar and Walnut Cranberry Sauce recipe.

Before You Begin

With just a few pantry items, plain old canned cranberry sauce can be turned into a star side dish. This recipe can be doubled or even tripled, and can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to one week.

Instructions

  1. Pulse cranberry sauce, walnuts, brown sugar, and lemon juice in food processor until combined.
  2. Refrigerate, covered, for 30 minutes. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

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