My Mother in Law introduced me to Indian Trail Cranberry Orange Sauce many years ago. Every Thanksgiving we would make cranberry jello using the Indian Trail Sauce recipe. The last couple of years I have not been able to find the sauce anywhere and was really missing it. I found out they are no longer making the sauce so I decided to make my own.
I remember the sauce having a thick consistency with some large pieces of cranberry. Here is the recipe I came up with (and yippie!) tasted exactly like Indian Trail Cranberry Orange Sauce.
Indian Trail Cranberry Orange Sauce
1 12oz bag of fresh cranberries
1 cup of sugar
1 orange (1/3 of orange with peel and pulp minced, the rest without peel diced)
1/2 tsp of lemon zest
Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and heat until boiling. (Cranberries will begin to split). With a potato masher, smash the cranberries to break up.
That's it! Who new it would be so easy.
Here is my new recipe for Cranberry Jello:
Cranberry Jello
Note: this takes a long time to set, make it the day before.
1 12oz bag of fresh cranberries
1 cup of sugar
1 orange (1/3 of orange with peel and pulp minced, the rest without peel diced)
1/2 tsp of lemon zest
Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and heat until boiling. Stir so mixture does not burn. (Cranberries will begin to split). With a potato masher, smash the cranberries to break up.
Then add:
2 packages (3 oz.) Raspberry Flavor Gelatin
2 cups boiling water
1 cup crushed pineapple (juice and all)
1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Stir until mixed and pour into dish. Refrigerate until set, overnight is best.
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| Ready for the refrigerator! |
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| After sleeping in the refrigerator all night, mmm...yummy! |
I pulled out my Indian Trail recipe that I clipped from a box. Here are the original recipe's on the inside label:
The familiar light blue lettering is a bit faded now, so I am retyping the original recipe's for you.
Cranberry Orange with Cherry Gelatin
2 packages (3 oz.) Cherry Flavor Gelatin
2 1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup crushed pineapple (juice and all)
1 package (10oz.) Frozen Indian Trail Cranberry Orange Sauce, defrosted
Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in Indian Trail Cranberry orange Sauce and pineapple. Pour into mold. Refrigerate until firm.
Hot Cranberry Butter
Makes 1 1/2 cups
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup maple flavored syrup
1 package (10oz.) Frozen Indian Trail Cranberry Orange Sauce, defrosted
heat butter and syrup together until butter melts. Add Indian Trail Cranberry Orange Sauce, heat to boiling. Serve warm over Waffles, Pancakes or French Toast.
