A quick and easy homemade cranberry sauce made with fresh cranberries with some jalapeno heat and a hit of limee and tequila.
No holiday turkey dinner is complete without some homemade cranberry sauce and since it is so easy to make at home you really have no excuse not to! Although a basic cranberry sauce is amazing all by itself, you can change things up every once in a while by adding various flavoura and this time I went with a Mexican inspired flavour theme with spicy jalapeno peppers, lime and a hit of tequila. The heat provided by the jalapeno peppers goes well in the sweet and tart cranberry sauce making it little like a salsa and the lime juice really brightens it up!
Tequila and Lime Jalapeno Cranberry Sauce
Prep Time:5 minutes Cook Time:15 minutes Total Time:20 minutes Servings: 2cups
A quick and easy homemade cranberry sauce made with fresh cranberries with some jalapeno heat and a hit of limee and tequila.
ingredients
- 4 cups (1 12 ounce bag) cranberries
- 1 cup water or orange juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 2 tablespoons tequila
directions
- Bring the cranberries, water, sugar and jalapeno to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the cranberries burst and the the sauce starts to thicken, about 10-15 minutes.
- Mix in the lime juice and tequila and remove from heat.
k.o.p.i.a.i.s says
December 26, 2008 at 3:26 amMerry Christmas && Happy New Year Kevin 😉
Jen Yu says
December 26, 2008 at 5:24 amMmmm, spicy! Merry Christmas, Kevin!!
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
December 26, 2008 at 6:08 amDeliciously spicy!
Cheers,
Rosa
Gretchen Noelle says
December 26, 2008 at 12:50 pmThis sounds just delicious! Great thinking!
VeggieGirl says
December 26, 2008 at 1:01 pmOOOOH, divine.
Manggy says
December 26, 2008 at 1:21 pmMerry Christmas Kevin! I love a spicy, fruity sauce! 🙂
Melissa says
December 26, 2008 at 3:30 pmWow! Jalapeno,nice touch! 🙂
Cheryl says
December 26, 2008 at 3:47 pmMy honey loves heat, I have to fix this. Thanks for sharing!
Pam says
December 26, 2008 at 4:46 pmWow. What a feast you had. The cranberry sauce is an excellent idea. I hope you are having a nice holiday.
Helene says
December 26, 2008 at 7:03 pmThat would be a cranberry sauce that I would enjoy.
closet organizers says
December 26, 2008 at 7:26 pmThe spicy and sweet make for a great combination!
DocChuck says
December 26, 2008 at 9:48 pmI wish I had seen your version earlier. I truly believe that it would beat “Ocean Spray” canned, hands down.
Hayley says
December 26, 2008 at 10:04 pmSounds interesting, and really delicious!
Katrina says
December 26, 2008 at 10:20 pmMy husband might actually like the cranberry sauce now, he loves jalapenos!Happy Holidays, Kevin!
pastry studio says
December 26, 2008 at 10:36 pmWow, that sounds fantastic! I will definitely try this next time there’s turkey on the table. Thank you for this very interesting combo.
Pam says
December 27, 2008 at 2:10 amKevin, I have my tried and true cranberry sauce recipe, but this one sounds so interesting! I’ll have to give it a try!
Jeanne says
December 27, 2008 at 7:10 pmMerry Christmas to you and yours! Sounds like your menu was fantastic. I love this twist on a classic 🙂
Anonymous says
December 28, 2008 at 1:12 amSaw your picture on photograzing and tastespotting and couldn’t resist! Made it tonight, and we loved it! Thanks for a great recipe!
MrsDocChuck says
December 29, 2008 at 4:57 pmWe eventually did try your recipe and my husband found it entirely too spicey. His digestive system isn’t what it used to be.
I loved it though. Thanks
Lisa says
December 30, 2008 at 11:51 pmGreat idea to add Jalapenos to cranberry sauce. Best wishes for the New Year Kevin.
Jaime says
January 2, 2009 at 5:22 pmi’ve never had a spiced up cranberry sauce before, looks great!
Lara @ GoodCookDoris says
November 22, 2010 at 12:32 amCame across your blog & recipe through foodbuzz. I added in a little triple sec with the tequila for an extra kick. I'm looking forward to reading more great recipes!
waiting for Thanksgiving in NY says
October 20, 2012 at 12:03 amLast year I used a chipotle in my cranberry sauce. That extra smoke layer was really good. Can't wait to try the tequila this year, or maybe Lara's triple sec idea.
Lavender Lane says
October 20, 2012 at 2:41 pmI make a Cranberry Sauce similar to this but I use Hot Pepper Jelly. It adds a sweetness and you don't have to chop jalapeno's~
Angie's Recipes says
October 21, 2012 at 12:01 pmBest cranberry sauce I have ever seen!
Amy (Savory Moments) says
October 26, 2012 at 12:13 amThis is definitely a fun and interesting twist on cranberry sauce!
marla says
November 5, 2012 at 4:34 amGreat twist on cranberry sauce Kevin ~ linking back to this in my next post.
Ashli B says
November 8, 2012 at 3:48 pmWhat a cool idea. My husband never eats the cranberry sauce but loves tequila and spicy food. Definitly making this on Thanksgiving!
Cooking55lady says
November 10, 2012 at 3:31 amOh! I so have to try this! With my mother-in-law coming I may want to increase the tequila a bit!! LOL or…just skip everything else and just use tequila. Just kidding. I do think I'll give this a try though. Thank you for sharing.
Debbie says
November 29, 2012 at 11:40 pmI wonder how this would taste with spiced rum instead….I'm really not much of a tequila drinker.
Swiss disoza says
February 18, 2013 at 6:11 amBest cranberry sauce I have ever seen!I do think I'll give this a try though. Thank you for sharing.
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Dee @ A Lapin Life says
June 29, 2013 at 9:54 pmYum! Thanks 🙂