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This simple “leftovers” way with cranberry sauce is dreamy goodness, a Bonus Cranberry Parfait. Try my mom’s incredible Cranberry Sauce with Rose Water & Pistachios here.
I think of this recipe as one to be done after Thanksgiving, as a great way to use leftover cranberry sauce.
But that title, โleftover,โ just seems so unfair, so not enough. Itโs like the use of โstep-โ for those we love who arenโt blood. Mrs. Brady said the only steps in the house lead upstairs, didnโt she?!
I much prefer the term โbonus.โ There, now that says whatโs meant: how lucky, how fortunate I am to have you.
Hey, I understand thatโs not always the feeling. But when it is, what a bonus!
So too when it comes to the bright glory that is homemade cranberry sauce. We make such quantity, as with other feast-day foods, just to ensure there will be plenty to continue eating after the feast is done and gone. In the case of Thanksgiving foods, thereโs nothing โleftoverโ about it. There is intent for extra. This sauce was made with intent to serve well after the one giant meal.
The plan for your sauce is, yes, to be the darling gem of the Thanksgiving plate.
But also: layered, in a clear glass dish, with your choice of a white, creamy foil to the sweet-tart.
I love labneh, loosened with a little water if very thick, layered with my cranberry joy. I can call that breakfast, correct? However, if there is bonus whipped cream or bonus heavy cream ready for whipping in the post-feast fridge, well, you know what to do. Beyond that, we may find a few dollops of bonus vanilla ice cream that never found its way to a plate of pie. Have at it.
What a bonus!
Bonus Cranberry Parfait
Ingredients
- 1 cup labneh, whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, orother white goodness
- 1/2 cup cranberry sauce
- Garnishes such as orange zest, lime zest, chopped pistachio,little biscuit cookie, pomegranate seeds
Instructions
- In a glass dish, spoon a dollop of the labneh, whipped cream, or vanilla ice cream.
- Spoon cranberry sauce over that, making sure both are visible from the side view of the dish.
- Top with another layer of white goodness, then a spoonful of cranberry.
- Finish with a small spoonful of white goodness and top with garnish. Serve immediately.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Your mother-in-law’s cranberry sauce is my “go-to” recipe for cranberry sauce.