Cranberry Pie & Cranberry Sauce

At Thanksgiving I am all about pie! It’s the perfect end to such a savory meal. Every year we do a pumpkin pie and a few pecan pies. This year I want to do something different so I created a simple cranberry pie a few days ago to share with the family. We had to work out one kink and that was the topping. The filling was so delicious and tangy.

Cranberries naturally have a tart taste which makes them so good in pie. Some people love chocolate pies and those with cream. However, I have to say that fruit and berry pies are my favorite. Nothing like a good strawberry, apple, or triple berry pie.

My daughter can eat a pumpkin pie to herself. My son and husband are big pecan pie fans. They always end up eating all the pie. This year that won’t be the case.

This cranberry pie will be all mine. I wish but I know I will end up sharing it with all of them. A good lump of ice cream with warm cranberry pie who doesn’t love that combination! What kind of pie do you make for Thanksgiving? Do you do something other than pie?

Another Thanksgiving favorite is cranberry sauce. The process isn’t much different between these two so I thought I would put them together with a little video for both! The only difference in the pie is you add vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, and a bit more sugar. Don’t forget to use it with Leftover Turkey Turnovers.

CRANBERRY SAUCE & CRANBERRY PIE

Jenne Kopalek

Recipe to make cranberry sauce and add a few more ingredients to make it a pie.

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Prep Time 2 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 17 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 1 Jar

Calories 616 kcal

Ingredients

  

For Cranberry Sauce

• 2 bags of fresh cranberries
• 1½ cups of granulated sugar
• 1 orange; juiced
• 1½ cups water

For Cranberry Pie

• 1½ bag of cranberries
• 1 orange; juiced
• ¼ teaspoon ginger
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1¾ cup sugar
• 1½ cups water
• 1 graham cracker pie crust

Instructions

 

For Cranberry Sauce

• In a large pot, add in cranberries, sugar, orange juice, and water.
• Bring to a medium heat. Cook until all cranberries have popped and mixture starts to thicken.
• Remove from heat and let cool. Pour in a jar to store.

For Cranberry Pie

• In a large pot, add in cranberries, sugar, orange juice, ginger, cinnamon, and water.
• Bring to a medium heat. Boil until all cranberries have popped and mixture thickens.
• Remove from heat and pour into the crust. Let cool.
• When ready to serve put into the oven at 350 degree F for 10 minutes. Serve with ice cream.

Video

Keyword Cranberries, Thanksgiving

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