This Cranberry Apple Chutney puts any canned cranberry sauce to shame with a tart & sweet flavor explosion, not to mention a good excuse to buy some hard apple cider…you’re welcome!.

Apple Cranberry Chutney in minutes.

The beauty of this recipe is that it can be made the night before and chilled so it’s ready for your holiday dinner.

You could even make it a few days ahead if needed. Fresh cranberries combined with apple is such a fantastic combination and really will impress the family.

I’ve never been the biggest fan of canned Cranberry sauce so I knew I wanted to create something better.

Cranberry apple chutney with cinnamon sticks and star anise

sautéing cranberries and apples in a pan

How to use Cranberry Apple Chutney

this chutney with cranberry and apple has a great balance of flavor and texture that is really versatile.

Ive also added a little crispy bacon to the chutney along with the apples to give it that salty sweet contrast.

Not only is this a wonderful holiday recipe but I’ve found that it works great as a condiment for pork chops.

The leftover chutney can actually be blended with mayo to make an insanely delicious cranberry mayo for those leftover turkey sandwiches.

I don’t know about you but I almost love the leftovers more than the actual dinner.

Combine 1 cup of mayo with about a ⅓ cup of the cranberry apple chutney and blend.

Balancing the sweet and the sour.

Everyone’s taste buds are different. I highly recommend tasting this recipe before you chill it to make sure it’s to your liking.

I won’t get offended if you think it needs an extra quarter cup of sugar or a squeeze of lemon.

This recipe was created to my palate and what I thought my family would prefer.

We try not to go crazy on the sweetness so I used less sugar than I’ve seen in some other recipes.

I also used a combination of sugar in the raw as well as some local raw honey.

This gives the chutney some depth of flavor as well as some of the health benefits of using local raw honey.

cranberry apple chutney with cinnamon and star anise

How long to cook the cranberry apple chutney

This is another personal preference call you’ll have to make. I cooked the cranberries and apples at the same time even though the cranberries take less time to cook.

This gives the apple just a bit of bite left. I think to have a true chutney you need to have some chunks and some texture.

I love to add a cinnamon stick to the cranberries to let the flavor cook into the sauce and then remove it after about five minutes.

As soon the cranberries burst the sauce will begin to thicken. Make sure to cut off the heat early so the chutney doesn’t overcook and become too soft.

I add the sugar in the raw first so it can dissolve into the cranberries and apples and then add the honey at the end to sweeten the chutney to my taste.

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cranberry apple chutney in a shallow bowl

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Cranberry Apple Chutney

Making this Cranberry Apple Chutney puts any canned cranberry sauce to shame with a tart & sweet flavor explosion.

Course Condiment, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword Apples, Chutney, cranberry

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 71kcal

Ingredients

1 lb Fresh Cranberries
2 Apples
1 cup Hard Apple Cider or apple juice
⅓ cup Sugar
2 tbsp Raw Honey
2 tbsp Lemon Juice
2 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
1 Cinnamon Stick
1 pod Star Anise

Instructions

In a saucepan sauté cook diced apples, cranberries, sugar, cinnamon stick and star anise.
Once the cranberries begin to burst add the lemon juice, apple cider and cider vinegar. Reduce until chutney begins to thicken then remove from heat.
Remove cinnamon stick and star anise then add honey, stir every few minutes until chutney cools to room temperature then transfer to a container and refrigerate.

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