This ginger apple cranberry sauce cooks up entirely in the slow cooker and is packed with fresh ginger flavor, tender apples, and tart cranberries.
This Cranberry Sauce features…
- Tart cranberries and sweet honeycrisp apples
- A slight spice from fresh ginger
- A perfect thick and jam-like texture
Making the Cranberry Sauce
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Ingredients You Will Need
- Cranberries
- Apples
- Granulated sugar
- Apple cider
- Spices
Tips for Perfect Cranberry Sauce
- Cook cranberries in slow cooker – you can cook them 2-3 hours on high or 4-5 hours on low.
- Use fresh ginger – 1 tablespoon grated ginger adds the perfect level of spicy ginger flavor to the cranberries.
- Stir cranberries 1-2 times during cooking – this helps break up the cranberries a bit.
- Chill cranberry sauce before serving – the cranberry sauce will thicken more as it chills.
Recipe Variations
Try these ideas for a different twist on this sauce.
- Use candied ginger – swap out the fresh ginger for minced candied ginger.
- Swap apples for pears – use two medium peeled pears in place of the apples.
- Add herbs – cook sauce with a sprig of thyme or rosemary.
- Try different spices – try a dash of cinnamon, nutmeg, or dried ginger for extra ginger flavor.
Stovetop Instructions
Bring all the ingredients to a simmer in a medium pot then reduce heat to medium-low and allow to simmer 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally until cranberries and apples are broken down into a thick sauce.
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Ginger Apple Cranberry Sauce
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Ingredients
- 2 (12 oz each) bags fresh or frozen cranberries
- 2 medium honeycrisp or gala apples, peeled and diced into 1/4-in cubes
- 1-1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a 4-qt slow cooker. Cover and cook sauce on high 2-3 hours or on low 4-5 hours, stirring and breaking up cranberries, 1-2 times throughout cooking.
- Allow cranberry sauce to cool then chill completely before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
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This post was updated with new recipe adjustments and photos on 11/6/25.
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