Cranberry-Glazed Roast Turkey with Garlic Herb Butter 🦃🎄✨

 Cranberry-Glazed Roast Turkey with Garlic Herb Butter 🦃🎄✨

This festive and flavorful turkey is coated with a rich garlic herb butter and finished with a sweet-tangy cranberry glaze, making it the perfect holiday centerpiece!

Ingredients:

For the Garlic Herb Butter:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper

For the Cranberry Glaze:

• 1½ cups fresh cranberries
• ½ cup orange juice
• ¼ cup honey or maple syrup
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tsp orange zest
• ½ tsp cinnamon

For the Turkey:

• 1 whole turkey (12-14 lbs)
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 onion, quartered
• 1 lemon, halved
• 2 sprigs rosemary

Instructions:

1️⃣ Prepare the Turkey:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Pat turkey dry, then rub garlic herb butter all over and under the skin. Stuff the cavity with onion, lemon, and rosemary.

2️⃣ Roast the Turkey:

• Place turkey in a roasting pan and add chicken broth.
• Cover loosely with foil and roast for 2½ - 3 hours, basting every 30 minutes.

3️⃣ Make the Cranberry Glaze:

• In a saucepan, simmer cranberries, orange juice, honey, balsamic vinegar, orange zest, and cinnamon until thick.

4️⃣ Glaze & Finish:

• In the last 30 minutes of roasting, brush the turkey with cranberry glaze.
• Roast uncovered until golden brown and the internal temp reaches 165°F (75°C).