Sloe gin cranberry sauce
Sloe gin cranberry sauce is exactly the sort of easy peasy recipe you can knock up in a flash. For me, the Christmas table would be naked without a little cranberry sauce to have on the side. Not only is it delicious with the tart berries, orange and warming spices, but the sloe gin is the shining star. It brings out all of the fruity flavours. A real celebration of winter seasonal ingredients.
No stress kitchen pottering is something I love to do. As the nights draw in and everything feels that bit colder I feel comforted by all the twinkle lights around.
It’s such a treat and made in minutes, giving you plenty of time to get on with all the rest of the festive jobs.
Is cranberry sauce just for Christmas day? Absolutely not. This recipe will make enough for the big day, leftovers and can be used in a range of sweet goodies too. I used mine to make delicious white chocolate and cranberry cupcakes and cranberry and orange pop tarts. Seriously, let your creativity run wild.
Ingredients
340g fresh (or frozen) cranberries
1 orange (zest and juice)
½ tsp ground cinnamon
⅛ tsp ground cloves
50ml sloe gin (or you could use port or simply water if you prefer)
130g caster sugar
Method for sloe gin cranberry sauce
This is a super speedy recipe to make.
Simply, wash your cranberries and add them to a medium saucepan.
Add in all the rest of the ingredients and over a low heat cook the cranberries for about 10 minutes, until they burst and soften.
Take the pan off the heat and give it a final stir.
Remember, the sauce will continue to thicken as it cools, so don’t worry if it looks a little loose at this stage.
This will happily sit in the fridge for a week. Or you can pop some in the freezer to use over the festive season. If you’re making the sauce ahead of Christmas, give it a stir before serving to break the sauce up a bit.
Looking for other festive recipe ideas? Check out our Nutella mince pies; Gingerbread Nutella sandwich cookies, Mince pie Christmas cupcakes or our Reindeer Christmas chocolates
Can’t get enough of cranberries? Our Cranberry and apple curd is delicious and fab for breakfast with porridge or with scones for a festive cream tea.