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Spiced Honey Cranberry Sauce

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on November 16, 2012

Time

5 minutes, plus 30 minutes chilling

Yield

Yields about 2 cups

Spiced Honey Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients

1 (16-ounce) can cranberry sauce 2 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon lemon juice ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground allspice

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, honey, lemon juice, cinnamon, and allspice in food processor until combined.
  2. Refrigerate, covered, for 30 minutes. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Spiced Honey Cranberry Sauce

Spiced Honey Cranberry Sauce

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Time

5 minutes, plus 30 minutes chilling

Yield

Yields about 2 cups

Ingredients

1 (16-ounce) can cranberry sauce
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon lemon juice
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground allspice

Ingredients

1 (16-ounce) can cranberry sauce
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon lemon juice
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground allspice

Ingredients

1 (16-ounce) can cranberry sauce
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon lemon juice
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground allspice

Why This Recipe Works

Keeping the spices to just cinnamon and allspice allowed the cranberry flavor to shine through in our recipe for Spiced Honey Cranberry Sauce. A splash of lemon juice cut through the sweetness and accented the tartness of the cranberries.

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, honey, lemon juice, cinnamon, and allspice in food processor until combined.
  2. Refrigerate, covered, for 30 minutes. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

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