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Cranberry Rum Sauce

Filed Under: Cranberries, Fruit, Seasonal Fall, Tracklements Tagged With: Christmas, Cranberries, Rum

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Wow goodness, this cranberry sauce is boozy! Don’t light a match near it!

Of course, for the jollier souls amongst us, that’s a huge part of its appeal! Plus, it really is delicious.

This recipe comes from the Ball / Bernardin Complete Book (2105.) The recipe writers say,

This uniquely flavoured condiment is wonderful with scones, toasted crumpets or English muffins. But don’t save it just for tea or dessert. It also makes a deliciously different accompaniment to poultry, pork or game.” [1]Kingry, Judi and Lauren Devine. Ball / Bernardin Complete Book of Home Preserving. Toronto: Robert Rose. 2015. Page 180.

This recipe makes a lot, so you may wish to cut it in half.

You may also wish to make some smaller 125 ml (4 oz) size jars for gifts to smaller households, etc.

There’s also a plain cranberry sauce.

See also: other cranberry products.

Contents hide
  • 1 The recipe
  • 2 Cranberry Rum Sauce
    • 2.1 Ingredients
    • 2.2 Instructions
  • 3 Reference information
  • 4 Recipe notes
  • 5 Recipe source
  • 6 Nutrition
    • 6.1 Regular version
    • 6.2 Sugar-free version

The recipe

Jar size choices: Either 125 ml  (½ cup / 4 oz) OR quarter-litre (½ US pint / 250 ml / 8 oz)

Processing method: Water bath or steam canning

Yield: 8 x quarter-litre (½ US pint) jars

Headspace: 1 cm (¼ inch)

Processing time: Either size jar 15 minutes. Adjust time for altitude when over 300 metres / 1000 feet.

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Cranberry Rum Sauce

Yield: 8 x quarter-litre jars (half-pint / 250 ml / 8 oz / 1 cup)

Course Condiments
Cuisine English
Keyword Cranberries
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Yield 8 quarter-litre jars (half-pint / 250 ml / 8 oz / 1 cup)
Calories 58 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 kg cranberries (8 cups / 2 lbs)
  • 300 g apples (10 oz. Measured after peeling, coring. 2 large.)
  • 3 sticks cinnamon
  • 8 berries allspice (whole)
  • 6 cloves (whole)
  • 375 ml water (1 ½ cups / 12 oz)
  • 400 g sugar (white. 2 cups / 16 oz) OR 3 teaspoons liquid stevia
  • 175 ml rum (¾ cup / 6 oz)
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  1. Wash cranberries, pick out any bad ones, remove stems, set aside.
  2. Peel, core, seed, and chop apple. Set aside.
  3. Break the cinnamon sticks in half.
  4. Make a spice bag by tying the cinnamon sticks, allspice and cloves up in cheesecloth.
  5. Add spice bag to a pot.
  6. Add water to pot.
  7. Add the sugar OR the liquid stevia to the pot.
  8. If using sugar, bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Lower to a simmer, stirring often, for 5 minutes uncovered.
  9. If using stevia, bring to a boil, lower to a simmer, cover and let simmer for 3 minutes.
  10. Raise heat, add cranberries and apple, bring back to a boil.
  11. Simmer gently until cranberries mostly all burst -- about 5 minutes.
  12. Remove spice bag temporarily.
  13. Mash mixture with a potato masher.
  14. Return spice bag to pot.
  15. Add rum.
  16. Let return to boil.
  17. Remove spice bag.
  18. Ladle hot sauce into heated jars.
  19. Leave 1 cm (¼ inch) headspace.
  20. Debubble, adjust headspace.
  21. Wipe jar rims.
  22. Put lids on.
  23. Process in a water bath or steam canner.
  24. Process jars for 15 minutes; increase time as needed for your altitude.

Reference information

How to water bath process.

How to steam can.

When water-bath canning or steam canning, you must adjust the processing time for your altitude.

For stevia, Better Stevia liquid stevia was the stevia used.

More information about Sugar and Salt-Free Canning in general.

Recipe notes

  • It doesn’t matter if apple goes brown while waiting to be used;
  • If you go sugar free with liquid stevia, use a third apple (about 450 g / 16 oz in total) to make up for the volume lost from the sugar. Yes, it’s safe to do so — the acidity of apple helps to make this recipe safe in the first place;
  • Use cinnamon sticks that are about 10 cm (4 inches) in length;
  • Normally we use 1 teaspoon of liquid stevia to replace 1 cup (8 oz) of refined white sugar, but in this case we felt the cranberries wanted a bit more. You could taste and see what you think before adding a third teaspoon;
  • You can use fresh or frozen cranberries. You will want about 3 of the standard 350 g / 12 oz bags as sold in North America;
  • You are using a potato masher so that you don’t damage the pectin with the sharp blades of a food processor or similar mechanical device.

Recipe source

  • Kingry, Judi and Lauren Devine. Ball / Bernardin Complete Book of Home Preserving. Toronto: Robert Rose. 2015. Page 180.

Modifications made:

  • Sugar-free alternative.

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Nutrition

Regular version

Per 2 tablespoons

  • 58 calories, 0 mg sodium

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Sugar-free version

Per 2 tablespoons

  • 24 calories, 0 mg sodium

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* Nutrition info provided by https://caloriecount.about.com

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References[+]

References
↑1 Kingry, Judi and Lauren Devine. Ball / Bernardin Complete Book of Home Preserving. Toronto: Robert Rose. 2015. Page 180.
Tagged With: Christmas, Cranberries, Rum

Filed Under: Cranberries, Fruit, Seasonal Fall, Tracklements Tagged With: Christmas, Cranberries, Rum

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Comments

  1. Melissa

    November 21, 2020 at 6:26 pm

    I am new to canning and I would like to make this recipe. My problem is I only have pint jars. Could I make this recipe and water bath in the pint jars? If so, how long will the processing time be?

    Reply
    • Healthy Canning

      June 21, 2021 at 12:08 am

      It’s okay to use smaller jars than a recipe calls for, but never larger jars. See: Jar sizes

      Reply
  2. Lisa Brown

    November 20, 2020 at 2:12 pm

    Is there a rum preference? I.e. white rum, dark rum, spiced rum?

    Reply
    • Healthy Canning

      June 21, 2021 at 12:01 am

      Whatever you have to hand or think would be nice. Spiced could be interesting, though maybe overpowering…?

      Reply
  3. EILISH

    September 09, 2017 at 2:07 pm

    Good day, I’m new to canning, and I’d like to substitute the rum for an orange liqueur called Cointreau. Is this safe to do, or would it affect the safety of the recipe?

    Reply
    • Healthy Canning

      September 09, 2017 at 2:29 pm

      That would be fine to do, just keep with the same measurements on that. Sounds good.

      Reply
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