Best 6 Cranberry Walnut Sauce Recipes

MAPLE WALNUT CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place cranberries into a large saucepan and stir in orange juice, maple syrup, sugar, port wine, ginger, orange zest, cinnamon stick, and salt.
• Bring sauce to a simmer. Berries will begin to pop. Cook at a simmer until berries are cooked through and soft, about 10 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat and let cranberry sauce cool for about 5 minutes.
• Shake walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat, cooking until golden brown and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Wipe away any small particles of walnut skin from skillet to avoid bitterness. Stir walnuts into cranberry sauce. Let cool to room temperature and transfer to a serving bowl; sauce will thicken as it cools. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, pushing wrap to touch sauce and refrigerate until needed. Sauce can be made several days ahead.

CRANBERRY MAPLE WALNUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash cranberries.
• Mix in heavy sauce pan the cranberries, maple syrup, cranberry-raspberry concentrate (do not add water), zest and the juice from the orange.
• On High heat bring to a boiling point then reduce to medium heat for 10 minutes or till the cranberries pop-up.
• Then add the walnuts and remove from heat.
• Mix well and chill.
• Can be prepared a day or two in advance.

RICE PUDDING WITH CRANBERRY WALNUT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, simmer milk, rice, sugar, salt and 1/2 cup half-and-half, covered, until rice is tender and most liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes.
• While rice is cooking, in a small saucepan simmer jelly, water, cranberries or raisins, and lemon juice, covered, stirring occasionally, until jelly melts and sauce thickens slightly. Keep sauce warm.
• In a measuring cup, beat together with a fork egg, vanilla and remaining 1/4 cup half-and-half.
• Remove rice from heat and stir in egg mixture. Cook rice pudding over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick and creamy, about 5 minutes.
• Stir walnuts into sauce and serve rice pudding with sauce.

RAVIOLI WITH A CRANBERRY, DATE, WALNUT & PANCETTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Pasta -- Bring a large pot of salted water up to a boil and cook the ravioli according to the package directions. Ravioli doesn't take too long, so make sure you have all your other ingredients ready.
• Walnuts -- In a large dry saute pan (we are using a large pan because we will make the sauce in this same pan, and then add the ravioli once cooked also to the pan, so we need something fairly large), heat to medium and add in the walnuts. Cook 2-3 minutes just until you start to smell the nuts and they start to get golden brown. Keep an eye on them, they go quickly. You just want to lightly toast them. Once they are done, just put on a small plate off to the side while you make the sauce.
• Sauce -- In that same pan, add 1/2 the olive oil and bring up to medium heat and add the pancetta and cook 2-3 minutes (it won't take long as it is thin sliced). Then add in the garlic and a pinch of salt and cook another minute. Toss in the cranberries, dates and cook until heated through.
• Finishing -- Drain the ravioli well and add right to the pan with the pancetta and fruit. Add a bit more oil if the pan is dry, and cook just until the ravioli is well coated with the sauce. Toss in the walnuts, goat cheese, chives and pepper. Salt is optional (go easy because the pancetta and the goat cheese are both salty).
• Serve -- Plate on a large family style platter and drizzle with the extra olive oil. Serve with a arugula salad and a honey balsamic vinaigrette and maybe a crunchy toasted baguette. ENJOY!

CRANBERRY-WALNUT CAKE WITH BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking pan., In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Gradually beat in water. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in cranberries and walnuts (batter will be thick)., Spread into prepared pan. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine sauce ingredients; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar. Serve cake with warm sauce.

CRANBERRY-WALNUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Rinse and drain cranberries; place in 15x10x2-inch glass baking dish. Stir in sugar. Cover dish with foil. Bake until cranberries burst and sauce is beginning to thicken, stirring every 20 minutes, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool completely. Stir in walnuts and Grand Marnier. Add lemon juice to taste, if desired. Transfer to bowl. (Sauce can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)