Cranberry Apple Chutney

By Brandy

Nov 14, 2011, Updated Jun 03, 2022

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This simple cranberry apple chutney will jazz up your holiday table and give you a break from the same boring canned cranberry sauce.

This simple cranberry apple chutney will jazz up your holiday table and give you a break from the same boring canned cranberry sauce.

One of the greatest things about being a food blogger is that I get to read a lot of other food blogs. We are a tight knit community and we support each other all the time.  This means I spend hours a day reading blogs and leaving comments. This also means I look at delicious recipes each and every day. Not a bad job if I say so myself.

Not so long ago I came across a recipe that gave me the inspiration for this dish.  Winnie, a fabulous blogger (and awesome person in general) writes at the blog Healthy Green Kitchen.  I saw her post for Apple Dried Cherry Chutney and decided I wanted to try making a chutney.  Since I know nothing about making a chutney I just winged it.  I read online that a chutney contains vinegar and that is what categorizes it as a chutney. I have no idea whether or not that is true. To be honest, I don’t really care. I’m calling this a chutney…or maybe a relish….what do you think?

This simple cranberry apple chutney will jazz up your holiday table and give you a break from the same boring canned cranberry sauce.

There is added sweetness to the dish but I wanted to make sure it came off more savory than sweet.  With the cranberries and vinegar it has a level of tartness that paired lovely with maple syrup glazed pork chops and would also be lovely at any Thanksgiving table.  It would be a welcomed change to the normal canned variety of cranberry sauce…

This simple cranberry apple chutney will jazz up your holiday table and give you a break from the same boring canned cranberry sauce.

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Cranberry Apple Chutney

This simple cranberry apple chutney will jazz up your holiday table and give you a break from the same boring canned cranberry sauce.

Yield: About 2-3 cups

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 12 ounces bag cranberries
  • 3 medium apples, peeled, cored, 1 inch chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped red onion
  • 1 cup dry red wine
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 1 tablespoon champagne vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Source: Nutmeg Nanny

Directions:

Add all ingredients to a large pot (I used my enabled cast iron pot) and cook on medium heat for 30-35 minutes. Until cranberries have broken down and the mixture has thickened a bit.

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I am a food lover and recipe developer bringing you delicious recipes that taste great and are easy to make! My food is inspired by travels around the world and my love of flavorful food. A list of things that make me happy: cats, Coke Zero, houseplants, and travel.

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42 Comments

  1. I have a bag of cranberries just sitting in my freezer… Tomorrow, they will be turned into this! 🙂

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  3. This looks delicious and is so perfect for this time of year — my family is always looking for a new cranberry sauce/chutney/relish!

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    1. Nevermind. I saw your response on the pumpkin butter post. (Maybe your comment reply notification is no longer working? Never got an email that you replied.)