Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2009

I introduced this to my "Intro to Cooking Class" this morning 3 out of the 12 students declared they hate Cranberry Sauce and would never think of even trying this dish during the taste portion of our class.... All three did tried Cranberry Sauce Extraordinaire and all 12 students left the class today saying when they have to bring a dish to the family gathering this year, this is the one! I did change one thing... left uncovered and reduced the whole lot until it became thick, rich, sweet and wonderful.

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Terry E.

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Living In: Crystal Lake, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2009

Have passed this one on to my sisters.

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SINGINGCHEF

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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2009

I have been making this dish for the past three years for Christmas and Thanksgiving. It is by far better than ANY cranberry sauce my family and friends ever had. MANY people asked me for the recipe, I refused. I need a signature dish to bring to holiday parties. You must try it!

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JENNIFER6006

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

Awesome cranberry sauce. I used chopped up apricots and raisins for the fruit.

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Erin

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2009

This is my wife's favorite dish at Thanksgiving and it goes very well with the Maple Roast Turkey.

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ZMCCLAIN

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Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2009

This sauce was so different and so good. Normally I just make plain cranberry sauce and thought it would be fun to change. It was so good, I'm excited for Christmas as an starter I'm going to spread the sauce over a brick of cream cheese. Yum

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kristy

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

This is a wonderful dressing for turkey, chicken, hen or pork (including ham). I follow the recipe exactly when I'm home (except that sometimes I substitute 1/4 cup Splenda and 1/2 cup light brown sugar for the granulated sugar -- just for variety) but I substitute Pecan extract when I "travel" with this because some members at our holiday dinners can't handle the nuts. I've frozen double batches in plastic air-tight containers and it reconstitutes very well when left to defrost in the refrigerator overnight. Prefer it warm? 1-1/2 minutes in the microwave (stirring once, half-way thru) will take care of that. Enjoy.

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ManassasMa

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: New York, New York, USA

Living In: Manassas, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2009

This recipe is as good as everyone said it was. I added dried cherries instead of the mixture and they were perfect in this very flexible recipe. I wish I could give it 6 stars. Thanks for sharing this with us. I'll be making this again.

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Cindy Lu Who

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Home Town: Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2009

MMMMMM!

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Kathy

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Living In: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2009

The perfect balance of sweet and tart. I've never had a cranberry sauce quite like this before; usually they're a little too tart for me. However, I used only about 3/4 cup of sugar, added orange zest, pureed a lemon alongside the orange and for a more autumn flavour 1/2 a teaspoon of allspice. Omitted the nuts. The end result also has a beautiful burgundy colour. I've prepared this in advance for Thanksgiving (which is tomorrow, here) as a few reviewers mentioned the flavours meld much more after refrigeration.

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The Purple Chef

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Living In: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009

Always a Hit! I make this every Thanksgiving!

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KBHANSON21

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2009

This recipe is so DELICIOUS! I noticed some of the reviews said it was more fruity than a traditional cranberry sauce. Might I suggest that instead of dried mixed fruit you add dried cranberries! It gives it an extra cranberry kick and the dried cranberries plump up while cooking to give the sauce a nice texture!

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Reviewed: May 4, 2009

This is by far the best cranberry sauce I have ever tasted. My brother asks for a double batch of it every year. It's a total hit! It is also great for those leftover turkey sandwhiches the day after Thanksgiving or even just on some toast in the morning with your coffee.

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sis.e.bare

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: The Dalles, Oregon, USA

Living In: Portland, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2009

I'm not a fan of cranberry sauce, and this one was delicious! Very forgiving and easy to play with recipe, experimentation is encouraged :)

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Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2008

I made this twice during the holiday season and it was such a big hit. Its definately going to be used during the rest of the year. It tastes Great with a dollop on pumpkin pie!!

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Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2008

Yummmmmmy! Made this for Christmas-and it was a hit!

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Kristen S

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Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2008

This sauce was definitely extraordin aire! I was very proud of it when I presented it to my fiance's family. I will absolutely make this again next Thanksgiving.

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Cali Cook

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Riverside, California, USA

Living In: North Plainfield, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2008

Amazing! I made this last night to serve tonight. It was delicious warm last night and even better chilled this morning. I followed the recipe exactly. I will be making this often! It will be perfect on baked brie for New Year's Eve!

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Bubbie Linda

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Living In: Dallas, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2008

would be delicious over vanilla ice cream

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Kat C.

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2008

made this for Thanksgiving. I excluded the dried fruit, but otherwise followed the recipe. It was fabulous! Even people who don't like cranberry sauce loved it! It's the best cranberry sauce I've ever tasted.

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