Description
This cranberry-apple compote is the perfect blend of tart cranberries and sweet, juicy apples, creating a vibrant side dish that elevates your holiday table. Bursting with flavor and color, it’s an easy-to-make recipe that complements turkey, pork, or even desserts. Plus, it’s flexible enough to suit your taste preferences. Prepare this crowd-pleaser in advance for a delightful addition to your Thanksgiving feast!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups fresh cranberries
- 2 medium Honeycrisp or Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and diced
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (adjust to taste)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
- Rinse cranberries and prep apples by peeling, coring, and dicing them into bite-sized pieces.
- In a medium saucepan, combine cranberries, diced apples, sugar, water, lemon juice, and the cinnamon stick. Stir well.
- Cook over medium heat until cranberries burst; stir occasionally.
- Once bubbling, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes until thickened.
- Taste and adjust sugar or lemon juice as desired.
- Remove from heat and let cool slightly before serving warm or at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: <1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg