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Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce

By Susie Weinrich · Date Dec 14, 2020· Leave a Comment · May contain affiliate links.

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Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce is full of whole fresh fresh cranberries, sweet crushed pineapple, orange zest, brown sugar and a dash of cinnamon. This is the perfect sweet and tart Thanksgiving (or Christmas) side dish. It balances all the rich flavors of a Holiday dinner!

Cranberry sauce in a white bowl with fresh cranberries and oranges around

Making cranberry sauce in your electric pressure cooker is perfect when all your appliances are occupied by other dishes.

You can also choose to make Traditional Cranberry Sauce on your stove top, or this Canned Cranberry Sauce (easy shortcut ingredient!), or this Cranberry Relish (no cooking required!).

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1 Thanksgiving Side Dish
2 Other Uses For Cranberry Sauce
3 Ingredients
4 Fresh Cranberries
5 How To Make Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce
6 Make Ahead
7 More Cranberry Recipes
8 Did you make this recipe?
9 Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Thanksgiving Side Dish

Cranberry Sauce is a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner side dish in the United States. It is also served at Christmas time in the UK, US and Canada.

It is made with the cranberry and usually a lot of sugar to balance the unbelievable tartness!

Other Uses For Cranberry Sauce

Cranberry sauce also pairs well with pork, chicken, turkey and duck. You can serve it as a sauce on a turkey sandwich. It would also be amazing on top of a block of softened cream cheese served with Ritz crackers.

Ingredients

You only need 5 simple ingredients to make this Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce:

  1. Fresh Cranberries
  2. Crushed Pineapple in Juice
  3. Brown Sugar
  4. Orange Zest
  5. Cinnamon

Fresh Cranberries

This recipe calls for fresh cranberries which are considered a superfood and can be found in the grocery store, in the produce section, from October to December. They freeze really well for up to a year.

A bowl of cranberry sauce and an electric pressure cooker in the background

This recipe for Orange Cranberry Muffins also calls for fresh cranberries, so grab a few bags while you are at the store!

How To Make Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce

Start with your Instant Pot on saute and add all the ingredients. Let the sugar melt and the pineapple release some juice.

Turn off the saute and pop the lid on. Seal the pressure valve. Set to cook for 4 minutes on high pressure.

An instant pot with cranberry sauce inside

Do a 10 minute natural release, then do a quick release for the rest of the pressure.

Give it a stir, let it cool and serve!

Make Ahead

This cranberry sauce recipe can absolutely be made ahead, up to a week! Just keep it in the fridge in an airtight container.

More Cranberry Recipes

  • bowl of cranberry relish with a spoon and raw cranberries in the background
    Tart & Sweet Cranberry Relish
  • A plate of turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing with cranberry sauce poured over the turkey
    Canned Cranberry Sauce Recipe
  • homemade cranberry sauce in a bowl
    Super Simple Cranberry Sauce

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Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce Recipe

An amazing Cranberry Sauce recipe that is made in the Instant Pot! Full of sweet crushed pineapple, whole fresh cranberries, orange zest, and a dash of cinnamon. This is the perfect sweet and tart Holiday side dish.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 4 minutes minutes
Pressure and vent time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 24 minutes minutes
Servings: 8 people
Author: Susie Weinrich

Equipment

  • Instant Pot or Electric Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

  • 12 oz fresh cranberries
  • 1 cup canned crushed pineapple in 100% juice
  • ½ cup brown sugar - , packed
  • 1 teaspoon fresh orange zest - (about 1 large orange)
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Add all the ingredients to the pot and saute to melt the sugar and release a little pineapple juice, about 3 minutes.
    12 oz fresh cranberries, 1 cup canned crushed pineapple in 100% juice, ½ cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon fresh orange zest, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • Pop the lid on and turn the pressure vent to seal. Set to cook on high pressure for 4 minutes.
  • Let the pot count back up for a 10 minute natural pressure release. Then finish release the pressure with a quick release.
  • Give the cranberry sauce a good stir.
    Cool and serve or refrigerate for up to a week. If you need to keep it longer than that you can freeze for up to 3 months.

Recipe Tips and Notes:

Sweeter Cranberry Sauce: If you don’t want to have any cranberry tang, increase the brown sugar to ¾ cup.
 
Make Ahead:  This recipe can be made ahead and kept in the fridge for up to a week!
 
More Cranberry Recipes: Traditional Cranberry Sauce, Canned Cranberry Sauce or Cranberry Relish
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