Cranberry Sauce + Thanksgiving = A MUST. This 3-ingredient cranberry sauce is as simple as it gets. Just add the ingredients, turn on the Instant Pot and you’re done!

I grew up on canned cranberry sauce. I loved the sweet taste of cranberry sauce, but something about the way it poured into a jar and stood on its own never felt quite right to me. My mom cut the jar open, then shook the jar over the plate until the jelly-like cranberry sauce slowly crawled out of the jar like a giant slug. She or my dad would then lay the cured sauce on its side, cut it into slices (using the indentations as a guide), and fan it out on a serving plate. Does this sound familiar??!

childhood memories…Making cranberry sauce is so easy with Instant Pot! Once you make a batch, you never go back to the bank. No need to stand and stir constantly checking the consistency of the sauce to make sure it’s done. IP will take care of everything! When I cook Thanksgiving dinner, time is limited, and the key is being able to eliminate recipes that require a lot of attention. Although the total time is about 30 minutes, this is an easy recipe!

Using Instant Pot is easy! I’m always surprised at the number of readers who tell me they’ve had an Instant Pot in their closet for years but haven’t tried it yet. Here is a little guide “Instant pot, now what?” if you are still hesitant to wrest your IP from captivity. Our trusty Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce is a great recipe to try if you don’t have much (or any) experience with the Instant Pot.

With a sea of ​​yellows, browns, and whites on the Thanksgiving table, this recipe is the perfect way to add a side dish to spice up your meal!

Sometimes I add different juices or spices to give our cranberry sauce a special touch. Here are some of these traditional favorites and variations: Cranberry Apple Spice Sauce, Fresh Cranberry Sauce, Cranberry, Orange Ginger Chutney, Cranberry Raspberry Sauce, and Fresh Cranberry Orange Dried Cherry Sauce.

Fresh Cranberry, Orange and Dried Cherry SauceFor more Thanksgiving meal ideas, don’t forget to use our free Thanksgiving Dinner Tips eBook with printable recipes, a Thanksgiving shopping list, and a Thanksgiving meal schedule!

3 Ingredient Instant Cranberry Sauce

Simple and incredibly delicious instant cranberry sauce with 3 ingredients! Just add the ingredients and the Instant Pot does the rest!

• Time for pressure and natural release: 25 minutes
• Author Sea Foster Abundant Cuisine

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 12 ounce cranberries, fresh about 3 cups
• 1/2 cup water

Instructions

1. Wash cranberries, pick out any shriveled berries, and discard any stalks.
2. Place cranberries, water and sugar in a slow cooker. Stir to distribute sugar. Place the lid on the pot and make sure the rubber seal is properly seated inside the lid.
3. Rotate the lid to the closed position and make sure the top is in the SEAL position. Press the MANUAL button and set to 3 minutes. Press START.
4. When the timer goes off, allow the pressure to naturally release for at least 10 minutes.
5. After 10 minutes, turn the valve on the lid to “release” and carefully let all the steam escape, then open the Instant Pot, stir in the cranberry sauce, chill and serve when ready.

Recipe Notes

• Remove the inner pot from the slow cooker and place it on the countertop to allow the sauce to cool. The sauce will thicken as it cools.
• If this recipe is too tart, add one tablespoon of sugar at a time until it reaches your desired sweetness while the cranberry sauce is still hot. Stir until sugar dissolves.