Instant Pot® Cranberry Sauce

Use your Instant Pot® to whip up this cranberry sauce for your holiday dinner and save precious stovetop space.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 129 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt
• ½ cup water
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup orange juice
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) package cranberries
• ½ cup white sugar, or more as needed
• 1 piece cinnamon stick
• 2 slices of orange peel, using a peeler

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine cranberries, orange juice, water, cinnamon stick, and vanilla extract in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 1 minute. Allow about 10 minutes for pressure to build. As soon as the cooking cycle finishes, turn the Instant Pot® off, as overcooking the cranberries will cause the skins to break.

Step 2

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 7 minutes. Unlock and carefully remove the lid.

Step 3

Turn Instant Pot® back on and select Saute function. Stir white sugar and brown sugar into cranberry mixture until sugar melts. Season with a pinch of salt. As soon as sugar has melted, turn off the Instant Pot® to avoid overcooking. Taste cranberry sauce and stir in more sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, depending on how sweet you like your cranberry sauce.

Step 4

Transfer sauce to a serving dish and top with orange peel. Serve warm or cold. Cranberry sauce will thicken as it cools.