Put that can of cranberry sauce down and give this Pineapple Orange Cranberry Sauce Recipe a try! It’s delicious, perfect for Thanksgiving day and goes great with Thanksgiving day leftovers!
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We’ve tried to settle down a bit as far as how much food we fix for Thanksgiving each year. Our family is growing but we’re trying to keep things simple around the holidays when it comes to meals because the older we get the more we want to relax and just enjoy time with our family members.
However, some dishes like this Pineapple Orange Cranberry Sauce Recipe will be made every year, no matter what!
What you need to make this Pineapple Orange Cranberry Sauce Recipe:
- whole-berry cranberry sauce
- mandarin oranges, well drained
- crushed pineapple, well drained
- chopped pecans, toasted
It’s super easy because of the cans!
This is really a dump and go Thanksgiving day recipe. It’s one of the fastest if not THE fastest recipe that I make each year. This cranberry sauce is so quick because it’s made with canned fruit.
However, I have found a few recipes online for Homemade whole cranberry sauce that I bet would work great for this recipe if you wanted to try that out.
Can I use Jellied Cranberry Sauce?
You can use Jellied Cranberry Sauce for this recipe BUT it’s not going to be quite as thick as it would be with the whole cranberry sauce. It’ll be more like jelly sauce with some bits of pineapple and orange.
Can I leave the pecans out?
You sure can! We don’t have any nut allergies in our immediate family so I like to add them in but you could totally leave them out if you needed to.
This Pineapple Orange Cranberry Sauce Recipe is an old recipe from the blog but I re did the photos and I wanted to go ahead and get them uploaded. The old photos looked awful and I’m pretty happy with how these turned out.
I learned to make this at a Taste of Home Cooking School quite a few years ago and it’s so good. I was never into Cranberry Sauce until I made this. Give it a try, I bet you’ll love it!!
Ps. this is the old photo —
More Thanksgiving recipes to make:
Pineapple Orange Cranberry Sauce
Pineapple Orange Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Put that can of cranberry sauce down and give this Pineapple Orange Cranberry Sauce Recipe a try! It's delicious, perfect for Thanksgiving day and goes great with Thanksgiving day leftovers!
Ingredients
- 1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
- 1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, well drained
- 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, well drained
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
Instructions
In a small serving bowl, combine the cranberry sauce, oranges and pineapple.
Stir in pecans just before serving.
Makes about 2 cups.
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Malia Sturgeon says
Yes!! Love this! I always think cranberry sauce needs a little something extra. Pinned and sharing. Gorgeous new photos btw 😉
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says
With pineapple – oh, that sounds delicious!
A Family Feast says
I love the addition of pineapple to this cranberry sauce – so different (and delicious!)
Lauren Kelly Nutrition says
I absolutely LOVE that you added pineapple! I am the same, I have so many more recipes to publish before Thanksgiving! UGH! I am pinning this recipe, love it!
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
This sounds awesome! I’ve never been a big cranberry sauce fan either so I’ll definitely have to try this!
brenda@sugarfreemom says
I’ve got a bunch of old photos like that too from my earlier days and thank God for improvement right? These updated photos look spectacular!
Lemons for Lulu says
You know I cannot believe how November has flown by, I swear the holidays come faster every year! I’d eat this cranberry sauce all year long; the flavors are incredible!
Lana | NeverEnoughThyme says
This sounds incredibly delicious! I’m adding it to my menu for Thanksgiving. And retaking photos of old posts is something I really, really need to do! Some of my very first ones are just embarrassing 🙂
Amy Stafford says
I love the addition of pineapple to sweeten a tart dish.
From Valerie's Kitchen says
I love trying new cranberry sauce recipes every year and I really like the idea of adding pineapple! It looks almost like a chutney. So delicious!
Heather | girlichef.com says
I’d love to try this – mandarins and pineapple with the cranberries sound like a deeeelicious combo. And the pecans! Added to my must-try list.
Kristine @ Kristine's Kitchen says
Isn’t it fun to update photos and see how far you’ve come? I’ve got some that I’ve been meaning to update too. I love the addition of pineapple and orange in this cranberry sauce! Such a delicious twist on the classic!
Carrie R says
This is so different! I love this idea for a cranberry sauce! The pecans are what really get me. 🙂
Erin @ Texanerin Baking says
I love that you included the old photo. 😀 You’ve come so far!
And I’m right there with you. I had all these ideas for Thanksgiving posts and there’s just never enough time. The sauce looks great, too! Love the pineapple.
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes... says
I can’t believe that we are only a few days away from Thanksgiving, so crazy!! I love remaking old recipes, this is such a great sounding one, I am sure it wasn’t a stretch to photograph it again 🙂
Rose | The Clean Dish says
I know, right? Where DID November go!! This sauce sounds like a such a fabulous change of pace. Your old photo is good, too but you have definitely improved your photography big time! I love looking at before/after stuff haha 🙂
Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling says
Now THIS is a delicious twist on cranberry sauce! I’m loving these bright flavors!
Nutmeg Nanny says
I love this take on traditional cranberry sauce. Plus your photography looks fabulous. Not that the old dish didn’t look nice but these new pics really help the recipe shine 🙂
Catherine Zampitella says
This looks very similar to what I made a long time ago.
It was a bog hit. I seem to remember adding a few spices though. What do you suggest ?
Angie says
Hi Catherine!
I don’t add any spices but if you wanted to add some I would try a few dashes of cinnamon and allspice!
Shelia says
I did this for Thanksgiving the last 2 years. It’s super delicious. I have a rotisserie chicken and I’m making it to go with that today, and it June. I think it’ll be a refreshing addition! Great photo!
Angie says
Thank you so much!!
Ctv says
I love this recepie my brother shared it with me a few years back. I still make it for thanksgiving day or morning after with bread yummy
Robin says
What do you think about adding the canned jellied cranberries (mashed) to this sauce afterwards to give it a more jellied texture that we all grew up with and loved?
Angie says
I think that would be great!