12 Cranberry Sauces & Fall Condiments for Thanksgiving

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Make the perfect sweet-tart accompaniment for your turkey with these creative spins on the Thanksgiving staple

Make the perfect sweet-tart accompaniment for your turkey with these creative spins on the Thanksgiving staple

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Pure and Simple Cranberry Sauce

Nothing on your Thanksgiving menu is easier than cranberry sauce, whether you keep it classic or spice it up.

Recipe: Pure and Simple Cranberry Sauce

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Cranberry and Blenheim Apricot Sauce

There will be nothing easier to make on your Thanksgiving menu than homemade cranberry sauce. The dried fruit in this variation on the basic sauce gives it an extra-special sweet component.

Recipe: Cranberry and Blenheim Apricot Sauce

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Cranberry Apple Sauce

Nothing on your Thanksgiving menu is easier than cranberry sauce, whether you keep it classic or spice it up—in this case, with dried apples, which add a pleasant texture when simmered till soft.

Recipe: Cranberry Apple Sauce

Erin Kunkel

4 of 12 Erin Kunkel

Fruit and Spice Cranberry Chutney

Once you taste this warm and spicy chutney that’s a snap to make, you’ll never go back to store-bought cranberry sauce.

Recipe: Fruit and Spice Cranberry Chutney

Photography by James Baigrie; styling by Randy Mon

5 of 12 Photography by James Baigrie; styling by Randy Mon

Cranberry Ginger Sauce

Fresh ginger and the zest and juice of an orange gives a tart and fresh kick to this Thanksgiving mainstay.

Recipe: Cranberry Ginger Sauce

Photo by Annabelle Breakey

6 of 12 Photo by Annabelle Breakey

Cranberry, Jicama, and Cilantro Salsa

This salsa is best when freshly made.

Recipe: Cranberry, Jicama, and Cilantro Salsa

James Carrier

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Anise Pear-Cranberry Sauce

Anise, pear, orange, cinnamon, and honey flavor this unusual but outstanding take on cranberry sauce to serve beside the big bird.

Recipe: Anise Pear-Cranberry Sauce

David Prince

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Cranberry Port Sauce

The combination of cranberries, orange, and Port in this easy sauce makes a wonderful accompaniment for turkey.

Recipe: Cranberry Port Sauce

Photo by Yunhee Kim; written by Amy Machnak

9 of 12 Photo by Yunhee Kim; written by Amy Machnak

Spiced Cranberry Relish

This relish is incredibly spicy, but the raw cranberries, cilantro, and chiles add bright freshness. If you’re sensitive to spice, reduce the chiles by half.

Recipe: Spiced Cranberry Relish

Photo by Annabelle Breakey

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Roasted Cranberry Pear Relish

This fresh holiday side is a nice alternative to cranberry sauce, packing in added seasonal flavor.

Recipe: Roasted Cranberry Pear Relish

Photo by Iain Bagwell; written by Amy Machnak

11 of 12 Photo by Iain Bagwell; written by Amy Machnak

Spiced-Tea Cranberry Sauce

Infuse the flavors of chai into the classic holiday relish.

Recipe: Spiced-Tea Cranberry Sauce

Thomas J. Story

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Spiced Pickled Quinces

Bright but not too sweet, this relish is great with turkey as an alternative—or addition—to cranberry relish. You’ll need three pint-size canning jars.

Recipe: Spiced Pickled Quinces

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