Cranberry Orange Apple Sauce

📜 Collection: Louise Collection | ✍️ Attribution: Unknown | 📂 Category: Sauces A delightful vintage fruit sauce combining tart cranberries, sweet apples, and a hint of citrus orange zest. Perfect as a holiday side dish or a sweet topping, this recipe comes from the Louise Collection archive.

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Prep Time	Cook Time	Inactive / Chill Time	Yield / Servings
15 mins	30 mins	30 mins	6–8 Servings

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🔪 Key Equipment

• Medium saucepan
• Grater
• Wooden spoon
• Potato masher

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Ingredients

For the Cranberry Sauce

Measurements	Ingredients	Prep / Notes
1 Package	Cranberries	None
2 Cups	Water	for cranberries
2 Cups	Sugar	None
Grated Rind of One-Half	Orange	grated

For the Applesauce

Measurements	Ingredients	Prep / Notes
Medium or Large	Applesauce	Stark’s Delicious Apples recommended
Amount as desired	Water	for applesauce, originally 1 cup
One-Half Teaspoon	Cinnamon	None
As desired	McIntosh Apples	alternative for making applesauce from scratch

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Instructions

Step 1: Cook the Cranberries

1. In a pot, combine 1 package cranberries, 2 cups water, and 2 cups sugar. Cook for at least one-half hour until all the berries burst and the mixture becomes jammy and thick.
2. Ten minutes before the cranberries are done cooking, stir in the grated rind of one-half orange until fragrant.

Step 2: Prepare the Applesauce

3. If making applesauce from scratch, cook McIntosh apples or Stark’s Delicious apples separately. Add 1 cup water (or as desired for consistency) and one-half teaspoon cinnamon to the apples, cooking on a low flame until they are soft, tender, and easily mashed.

Step 3: Cool and Combine

4. Cool the cooked cranberries and the applesauce completely.
5. Once cooled, mix the cranberry sauce and applesauce together until fully incorporated and smooth.

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💡 Make-Ahead & Storage: Can be made ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Flavors will deepen as it sits.

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