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November 15, 2017

Spiced Quick Pickled Cranberries

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Spiced sweet/tart pickled cranberries are a fresh and flavorful alternative to cranberry sauce this year.

Spiced Quick Pickled Cranberries in Glass Bowl

Here we are again at that time of year, the time of year that cranberries start popping up everywhere at the market . Those little red berries certainly experience a boost in popularity during November and December, they show up in cakes and cocktails and are a fixture at holiday meals, but have you ever had a pickled cranberry?

Spiced Quick Pickled Cranberries in Bowl with Spoon

If you think pickling is just for vegetables, think again.  Pickling cranberries concentrates their bright color and sweet/tart flavor and creates a two for one concoction that makes a fantastic accompaniment to any meal (or drink) this holiday season.  With hardly any time or effort you can make a few jars of pickled cranberries that will take you well into the winter months (no need to relegate them to just the traditional holiday feast.)

You’d think pickling would make the tartness of the cranberries unbearable, but it has quite the opposite effect, taming the somewhat acerbic nature of the fresh berries and amplifying all their best qualities.  The pickled cranberries are sweet and sour with a nice tang and make a fresh and unique alternative to cranberry sauce.

Spiced Quick Pickled Cranberries in Jars

The cranberries are macerated in a mixture of pomegranate vinegar, maple syrup and warming fall spices like cinnamon, star anise and vanilla.  The longer they sit the deeper the flavor, so if you have time to make these a few days or week ahead, they’ll be all the better.

Once the big day is over, those pickled cranberries keep on giving.  They make a wonderful accompaniment to a cheese platter, are right at home in a salad or sandwich and don’t forget the brining liquid (essentially a shrub) which makes a terrific vinaigrette when whisked together with olive oil or a refreshing non-alcoholic cocktail when stirred into sparkling water.

If you’re looking for a departure from ho-hum cranberry sauce this year, a festive jar of these pickled cranberries are the answer!

Spiced Quick Pickled Cranberries

Sylvie Shirazi

Yields 2 large jars

Spiced sweet/tart pickled cranberries are a fresh and flavorful alternative to cranberry sauce this year.

5 minPrep Time

15 minCook Time

20 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup/240ml apple cider vinegar (or pomegranate vinegar)
  • 1 Tablespoon/15ml pomegranate molasses
  • ½ cup/ 120ml filtered water
  • 1 cup/240ml maple syrup
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 whole star anise
  • 1/2 vanilla bean, split
  • 12 oz/360g/3cups fresh cranberries (or frozen, thawed)

Instructions

  1. In a medium saucepan, combine the vinegar, pomegranate molasses, water, maple syrup, cinnamon sticks, star anise and vanilla bean and bring to a boil.
  2. Reduce heat and add cranberries. Cook over very low heat until cranberry skins start to split (2-3 minutes.)
  3. Cover and let sit for 10-15 minutes. Pour cranberries and brining liquid into clean glass jars and refrigerate for at least 24 hours for flavors to develop.
  4. Keep cranberries submerged in liquid until serving. Use remaining liquid for cocktails and vinaigrettes.

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Occasions
Thanksgiving
Christmas
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Pickling
Diet
vegetarian
lacto vegetarian
pescetarian
Paleo
Vegan
Allergy
gluten free
egg free
soy free
wheat free
seafood free
treenut free
sesame free
mustard free

Nutrition

Calories

1568 cal

Fat

2 g

Carbs

403 g

Protein

7 g
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Sylvie

Sylvie Shirazi is the recipe developer and food photographer behind Gourmande in the Kitchen. For the last 10 years she’s been making eating more healthfully easy and accessible with gluten-free, grain-free, paleo and vegan recipes that are free from processed ingredients.

Filed Under: Courses/Meal, Diets, Fall, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Paleo, Recipes, Savory, Season, Sides, Sweets, Vegan, Winter Tagged With: cinnamon, cranberries, pickles, star anise, vanilla, vinegar

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  1. Teresa says

    November 15, 2017 at 6:59 pm

    You had me, mouth was watering until I read that I needed Pomegranate Molasses. Have have everything else, refuse to spend fifteen dollars for something I won't use except for this recipe. So as delish as this may be i'm passing.Will find something else to use with these fresh cranberries. :(
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    • Sylvie says

      November 15, 2017 at 11:48 pm

      You are welcome to simply omit it or replace the apple cider vinegar with pomegranate vinegar. If you have a Trader Joe's near you they carry an organic pomegranate vinegar that works wonderfully here.
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