Even if your kids don't have food allergies, it's likely that you'll be cooking for one of your kids' cousins or friends who does this holiday season. The top eight food allergy triggers include: milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy and wheat.
Enjoy this recipe to help make an allergy-friendly holiday meal.
Holiday Berry Sauce
(recipe courtesy of Whole Foods Market)
Ingredients:
- 6 cups fresh cranberries, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup orange juice, more if needed
- 1 16oz. package frozen blueberries
- 1 12oz. package frozen raspberries
- Zest of 1 orange
- 1 1/2 cups agave nectar or honey
- 1 cup sugar, or to taste
Directions:
- Place cranberries in a large saucepan.
- Add orange juice and cook over medium heat for 7 to 10 minutes or until cranberries start to pop.
- Add blueberries, raspberries, orange zest, nectar and sugar. You may need to add a little more orange juice at this time if the mixture is not slightly wet.
- Cook an additional 10 minutes, mashing cranberries if desired with a potato masher. Let mixture cool before serving.
Serves 12 as a side condiment
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