ideas for leftover cranberry sauce

[Zengarden]

Hello,
I am looking for some ideas on how to use up leftover cranberry sauce.

Thanks.

[HillJ]

http://fatgirltrappedinaskinnybody.bl...

using some of our frozen stash of whole cranberries and egg nog we made mini bundt cakes using this recipe. Some cream cheese mixed with cranberry sauce for glaze worked out really well. (I love the name of this blog!)

[ziggylu]

I like to make cranberry bars. Make a short crust like for lemon bars and use the cranberry sauce in place of the lemon. Dust generously with powdered sugar when out of oven. My husband loves these.

[chef chicklet]

There are some awesome ideas on this thread!
What about with ham and swiss, and then make a Monte Cristo? That what's for lunch!

[LNG212]

I spread a bit of cranberry sauce on the bottom of my ramekins and then do creme brulee as usual (vanilla custard, sugared top). It's great this time of year -- very festive and adds a nice bit of color too when you've broken into it.

[Peter from Oz]

Well, why not throw in a shot of Bombay Saphire and some ice, a twist of lemon zest and turn it into a Cranberry Martini. It's summer down here folks. May need a dash of sugar if you like it sweeter or replace the Bombay Saphire (Gin) with Absolute (Vodka) Shaken of course... not stirred.

[torty]

A couple days ago I doctored up a jarred salsa with the adobo sauce from the can of chipotle peppers and a slug of cranberry sauce. Sweet/hot = good!

[Sam D.]

I use it as a topping for French toast or Swedish pancakes.

[sk46]

I mix it with Hellman's and horseradish for a sandwich spread with chicken or turkey. It is delicious and has a pretty good shelf life.

[coconutlime]

I made this:
Cranberry Ribbon Cake
http://coconutlime.blogspot.com/2006/...

so good!

[HillJ]

Warm leftover cranberry sauce in a pan and spoon over vanilla ice cream, fresh fruit or poundcake.

[rednails]

I love whole-berry cranberry sauce with roasted or broiled/herbed chicken. Yum!

[tomaneng]

Since I was a child I've put leftover cranberry sauce on my peanut butter sandwiches. Excellent!

[rworange]

I nominate this as best tip ... now I want to run out and buy cranberry sauce and peanut butter ... and this would work with either jellied or whole. Thanks for the great idea.

[cayjohan]

Never underestimate the power of canned jellied cranberry sauce; my whole family would mutiny without it. But while you are thinking cranberries and peanut butter, think leftover roast pork as well. I know, not very American-Thanksgiving, but the combo on a sandwich, with a few onions, is wonderful. Oh, good baguette, please.

[rworange]

Great idea. I actually prefer the jellied stuff but every now and then wind up with whole berry, usually fancy stuff so I've found ways to use that up.

As usual, I've cruised past Thanksgiving and am into early Christmas food so this weekend I made wonderful eggnog French toast topped with whole cranberry sauce. Very good.

And ... uh ... peanut butter and cranberry sauce ... yeah, it was good.

[violent beauty]

i've made a turkey berry sandwhich, which is:

you mix cream cheese with some bruniose mirepoix, which is finely diced carrots, celery, and onion, and spread it on one slice of bread;

you spread cranberry sauce on the other slice of bread;

you put turkey in the middle!

can grill... i usually use hoagie rolls though. it's pretty tatsty, and also uses leftover turkey.

[Jpan99]

I have a recipe somewhere for a cranberry nut coffee cake. Basically a sour cream coffee cake batter, made in a tube pan, with a layer of batter, layer of whole cranberry sauce in the middle (about a cup) and then remaining batter and another cup of cranberry sauce on the top, some chopped nuts too. Then drizzle with a glaze made from powdered sugar, water and almond extract. I'll try to dig up the actual recipe, but you could probably do it with any coffee cake recipe that would fit a standard tube pan.

Another option is a Cranberry Burgundy sauce, great with Christmas ham. Mix about 2 cups cranberry sauce with 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons mustard and about a cup of burgundy. Cook and reduce until thickened.

[maviris]

I saw a similar cranberry almond coffee cake recipe in the King Arthur Baking Companion Cookbook. It's also on line:

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/r...

PS - The sauce is also tasty mixed into oatmeal.

[maviris]

I made this cake last night to bring into work today - used canned whole-berry sauce - and it is receiving rave reviews.

[Jcooks]

I have all these ingredients on hand and am going to make it right now!

[susu]

Yankee Magazine has a recipe for this that I've made.

Check their website

[piccola]

Great in cheese sandwiches, grilled or not. Fave cheese pairings: soft goat cheese; fontina; sharp cheddar.
Also good with PB.
With saag paneer (or another veggie curry), like a chutney.
And as a filling for stuffed French toast - even better paired with cream cheese.
On top of baked brie.
Tranformed into a salad dressing for bitter greens.

[coll]

I love a Tbsp of cranberry sauce (preferably whole) with a Tbsp of cream cheese wrapped in phyllo or puff pastry, brushed with melted butter. Great appetizer.

[julesrules]

Brie works well too.
Last xmas my DH pureed some leftovers with mayo, it became a lovely pink colour and it was quite tasty on turkey sandwiches. Somehow different than separate mayo and cranberry which is how I usually eat my turkey sandwiches. Would also work with ham I think

[d2u]

Mix the cranberry sauce with some cabernet and serve as a sauce with chicken or pork. My favorite would be to mix it with a little balsamic vinegar and serve over, or on the side of a delicious soft gorgonzola or brie with some crostini.

[zorra]

I brown the chicken or pork chops with some chopped onion, then simmer it in the cranberry sauce/wine (or a little orange juice if there's not an open bottle of wine) until done.
Mmm, I love the brie/crostini idea!

[FlavoursGal]

My daughter's favourite simmered chicken dish has become what we call "Purple Chicken," which is the result of my use of multiple leftover condiments from the fridge.

Purple Chicken started out with some sweated onion and garlic, to which I added the remains of a jar of pickled red cabbage, cranberry sauce, pomegranate syrup, red wine vinegar, and a bit of chicken broth, s & p. Added in the chicken that I'd browned before sweating the onions, covered and simmered for about 45 minutes.

Adjust the sweet and sour to your taste, and you've got a pretty different chicken dish.

By the way, when my daughter (aged 12 at the time) peeked into the pan while it was cooking, she went "Ewwww! I'm not eating THAT!" Well, she loved it, and continues to request it.

[prunefeet]

Terrific with yogurt and granola or all bran on top (don't gag, this is the only way I eat all bran, on fruit and yogurt, with a drizzle of honey, it's great)

[rworange]

I second adding it to plain yogurt and along the cereal line ... adding it to oatmeal. I also add it to poultry sandwiches. It will keep quite a while in the fridge and can be frozen if you are not ready to use it for a few weeks.

Though I'm not so into it on ice cream ... I assume you are talking whole berry cranberry sauce ... the jellied stuff is just good for sandwiches ... it DOES make a nice topping for ice cream if you heat it and add a touch of liquor like Grand Marnier to it. This works well topping a plain piece of pound cake too.

[FoodFuser]

I third the yogurt and oaties.

As to the jelled type: hasn't that been outlawed? Or at least excise-taxed to protect the general population?

[chef chicklet]

I've been wanting to make a pound cake since Sunday... I have cb sauce which I made with Grand Marnier, and I thought it would be delicious that way too! And it is good on sandwiches as well. Love that stuff!

[sherry f]

Mix Cranberry sauce, bottled catalina dressing and onion soup mix. Pour over chicken as a marinate. Bake.

[middydd]

I use mine up in Apple Cranberry Pie.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/rec...

[Val]

Some good cooks at FinerKitchens.com posted this recipe and it is great and handy for using up leftover cranberry sauce:

http://www.finerkitchens.com/swap/for...

[chowmeow]

Thanks for the recipe! It was perfect to use up my leftover sour cream, butter and eggs in addtion to the sauce. I just finished baking it, and I'm enjoying the results.

[bolivianita]

Add it to some muffin batter. (scoop of batter , scoop of cran. sauce, scoop of batter)

[TexasToast]

Yep, sandwhiches and muffins were what came to mind also. Making a conserve is also a good idea. Maybe having it with some foie gras, ala blackberry? You could always sweeten and top a cheesecake with it.

TT

[doc_k55]

I tried this but added a crumb topping. Yum.

[dukegirl]

Just the other night, I made a dipping sauce for some homemade chicken fingers by adding to my cranberry sauce some homemade applesauce, a bit of cider vinegar, some brown sugar, salt and pepper and then pureeing it. It was pretty good.

[AlitaCarmargo]

This sounds really good, I bet it would be excellent on pork chops too!

[sweet ginger]

Over cream cheese as a spread for multi-grain crackers

[ghbrooklyn]

You could turn it into a dessert

[Ace_Mclean]

Safe to assume we're talking about home-made?

As noted on a couple of other threads - it makes a fine condiment for a variety of turkey sandwiches, and presumably other leftover recipes.

My wife's recipe thickens up a bit and keeps almost like a preserve for several weeks in the fridge.

[sixelagogo]

I've made a cranberry vinagrette with t-day cranberry leftovers, redwine vin and olive oil...worked well with peppery greens