Holiday Dinner Sauces/Condiments

Persimmon Cranberry Sauce

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There are three kinds of cranberry sauce people when Thanksgiving rolls around.

1- Drop it out of the can and slice on the lines.
2- Homemade because canned is just wrong.
3- Keep your cranberries in any form far away from me!

Not gonna lie, I fall in the third camp or at least I did until I had a cranberry sauce that actually made me rethink my stance.  I’m one of those people that occasionally will taste something every few years just to make sure I still hate it.  Sometimes I do, sometimes I’m pleasantly surprised like in the case of homemade cranberry sauce.  I saw an episode of Home and Family where they were talking about how persimmions are this highly underrated fruit.  I mean haven’t you looked at them in the store and thought “what the heck do I do with these?”

I have and when that show mentioned they have a bit of a cinnamon taste to them, I thought “I bet that would be a good addition to cranberry sauce” and I was right!  The end result might look like something out of a horror show but when this is paired with turkey, something magical happens.  It’s got that signature tartness of the cranberries, subtle warm spices, not too much sugar and a fun ingredient for the liquid to bring it all together.

If the “rustic” look isn’t your jam, you can puree it in the blender and it becomes this beautiful vibrant fuschia color with an applesauce consistency that is perfect for spreading on turkey sandwiches.  The video shows you how to bring it all together and what the recipe should look like in different stages.

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I'm a long time cook/baker that makes food centric recipe videos to help the novice cook or welcome a seasoned cook that wants to focus on the food. I'm passionate about both Christmas and cooking. Once my baking gene gets activated in September, I want to bake all the things. Grab a cup of hot cocoa and come on into my kitchen!

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    1. I have a secret too. I didn’t either…until I made this. Can I say that while the dish itself is delicious, the picture looks like steak tartare and kinda freaks me out a little?

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