Chunky Jalapeño Cranberry Sauce | Spicy Vintage Relish

🌶️ Chunky Jalapeño Cranberry Dipping Sauce 🌶️

Sweet, spicy, and tangy—this bold dip will steal the show at any table.

This vibrant cranberry sauce isn’t just for the holidays—it's a bold, chunky, and zesty blend that adds sparkle to everything from roasted meats to cheese platters. Fresh cranberries meet brown sugar, warm spices, and a kick of jalapeño for a dipping sauce that’s as beautiful as it is flavorful.

🍶 Yield: About 2½ cups
🔥 Estimated Calories: ~35 per tablespoon
🌟 Best With: Turkey, chicken, cream cheese, crackers, or roasted veggies

Ingredients:

• 1 lb fresh cranberries, washed and sorted
• ½ cup sherry vinegar
• ¼ cup key lime juice (or regular lime juice)
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 jalapeño, chopped (seeds removed for milder heat)
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp allspice
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• ½ tsp Hungarian paprika (or sweet smoked paprika)
• ½ tsp kosher salt

Directions:

1. Pulse cranberries in a food processor until coarsely chopped (do not purée).
2. Place all ingredients into a medium saucepan over medium heat.
3. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Sauce will thicken as it sits.
5. Serve chilled or at room temperature. Keeps in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

💡 Tip: Serve over softened cream cheese for a stunning appetizer spread. Want more heat? Leave the jalapeño seeds in!

🫙 Substitutions & Notes

• Don’t have sherry vinegar? Substitute with apple cider vinegar for a milder tang.
• Swap Hungarian paprika for smoked paprika for a deeper, savory flavor.
• Add orange zest for a citrusy twist!

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Ingredients:

• Sherry Vinegar
  A gourmet wine vinegar made from sherry, produced in the Spanish province of Cádiz. It adds a complex, rounded acidity to dishes. 

• Nellie & Joe's Key West Lime Juice
  A convenient bottled key lime juice, perfect for adding a tangy flavor to your sauce. ​

• Wholesome Organic Dark Brown Sugar
  Made from fine-grained crystals of organic cane sugar and rich organic molasses, providing a scrumptiously soft and moist texture. ​

• Simply Organic Ceylon Ground Cinnamon
  Known for its delicate, sweet flavor and low coumarin content, making it a healthier choice. ​

• Morton & Bassett Allspice (Whole)
  A versatile spice with a pleasing aroma resembling cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. ​

• Badia Ground Cloves
  Premium quality ground cloves, perfect for enhancing sweet and savory dishes. ​

• Szeged Hungarian Sweet Paprika
  Hungarian-style sweet paprika with a vibrant red color and a mild, sweet flavor. ​

• Morton Coarse Kosher Salt
  A coarse, additive-free salt preferred by chefs for its taste, texture, and ease of use. ​

Tools:

• Cuisinart Mini-Prep Plus Food Processor
  A compact and efficient tool for coarsely chopping cranberries.​

• Farberware Classic Series Stainless Steel 2-Quart Saucepan
  Ideal for simmering your sauce to perfection.​

• OXO Good Grips Silicone Spatula
  Perfect for stirring and ensuring nothing sticks to the pan.

Try it alongside our creamy Chicken Supreme—the savory richness pairs beautifully with this bold, sweet-spicy sauce.

✨ Bold, beautiful, and bursting with flavor—this isn’t your grandma’s cranberry sauce. ✨