Name: Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 70 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Granulated sugar; ½ cup Water; ½ cup Orange juice; Pinch of ground cinnamon; 12 ounces Fresh cranberries

Cranberry sauce is traditionally served on Thanksgiving as a side dish; however, it is too good not to serve it all year. It is tangy and sweet, bursting with berries.

Cranberries are only harvested in the fall so I like to grab a few extra bags to freeze so I can make cranberry muffins and cranberry bread all year.

Cranberry Sauce in a bowl with orange zest garnish — Cranberry sauce recipe

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What You Will Need to Make Cranberry Sauce

You can make this classic cranberry sauce recipe with just a few simple ingredients and 15 minutes.

Recipe ingredients on a table — Ingredients

Granulated Sugar: Sugar balances the tartness of the cranberries.

OrangeJuice: Fresh orange juice adds a bright, fresh citrus flavor.

Cranberries: Fresh cranberries are the star of the show. They are tangy and delicious.

Cinnamon (ground): Cinnamon adds warmth to the sauce.

Orange Zest: The zest of the orange peel lends a fresh citrus flavor.

Cranberry Sauce Recipe Step-by-Step

Make the best cranberry sauce recipe with these easy-to-follow steps.

Step 1

Combine water, orange juice, and sugar in a medium-large saucepan over medium heat.

Stirring to combine.

Adding sugar, water and orange juice to the saucepan — Orange juice mixture

Step 2

Place the cranberries in a colander, inspect the cranberries, and remove any bad ones. Rinse.

Next, carefully add them to the orange juice mixture in the saucepan.

Adding cranberries to the sauce pan — Add cranberries

Heat until the berries burst. Stirring occasionally.

Note: this mixture will splatter; therefore, be careful to avoid burns.

Adding the orange zest and a pinch of cinnamon — Add zest and cinnamon

Step 3

After ten minutes of cooking time, add the cinnamon and orange zest, stir, and cook for two to five more minutes.

Cranberry Sauce Recipe

This classic Cranberry Sauce Recipe is bursting with fresh berries in a sweet, tangy sauce.

5 from 3 votes

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Cranberry Sauce, Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Prep Time: 1 10

Cook Time: 15

Servings:

Calories: 123kcal

Ingredients

1 cup Granulated sugar
½ cup Water
½ cup Orange juice
Pinch of ground cinnamon
12 ounces Fresh cranberries

Instructions

Combine water, orange juice, and sugar in a medium-large saucepan over medium heat.
Place the cranberries in a colander, inspect the cranberries, and remove any bad ones. Rinse.
Next, carefully add them to the orange juice mixture in the saucepan.
Heat until the berries burst. Stirring occasionally.
Note: this mixture will splatter; therefore, be careful to avoid burns.
After ten minutes of cooking time, add the cinnamon and orange zest, stir, and cook for two to five more minutes.

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Classic cranberry sauce recipe in a bowl — Classic cranberry sauce

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