The best recipes are products of mere coincidence! So I believe.

My favorite recipe of cranberry sauce came to life when I was lacking a classic ingredient that goes into it, which was a maple syrup.

Three hours before receiving my guests, I lacked time and energy to run to the supermarket to grab a jar of maple syrup, so I improvised with whatever I had in my fridge.

Instead of using my go-to recipe that requires cinnamon and maple syrup as key ingredients, I found myself using apple and orange juice and the rest is history.

Eventually, the cranberry sauce that called for common sense as a secret ingredient came out the best.

In a heavy bottom pan, I added 12 ounces of fresh cranberries, apple juice, orange juice and 1 tablespoon of orange jam, 1/4 cup of light brown sugar and a sprig of rosemary.

I should attribute the addition of orange jam to the wonderful blogger Mai Kashish at @almondandfig. Her cranberry relish that is spiked with the Seville orange jam inspired mine. Creativity is contagious after all!

I let the sauce ingredients simmer for twenty minutes until all the cranberries popped up and the sauce became luscious and jammy.

My 2020 cranberry sauce couldn’t have been easier or tastier!

I hope you will try this orange spiked cranberry sauce and let me know your feedback in the comments below.

Thank you in advance for sharing and liking.

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Orange Spiked Cranberry Sauce

Serves 6 people

INGREDIENTS

• 12 ounces fresh or frozen cranberries
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1/2 cup orange juice or more if needed
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange jam
• One sprig rosemary

For Decoration (optional)

• The zest of one orange
• Fresh rosemary sprig

DIRECTIONS