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Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe For The Holidays – the best sweet and delicious cranberries sauce make in 15 minutes with just 5 ingredients.
With Thanksgiving less than 2 weeks away, it is the perfect time to share a recipe for an easy homemade cranberry sauce.
I enjoy homemade meals all the time, but especially around the holidays!
This homemade cranberry sauce is sweet and flavorful . This stuff is much better than the one you buy at the store and it is worth the time making. You can control the amount of sugar used and skip the not so healthy preservatives. It only takes 20 minutes to make and can be refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
What ingredients do you need to make this Homemade Cranberry Sauce?
- fresh cranverries
- sugar ( white and brown sugar or low-carb sugar)
- Orange juice
- Orange zest
- Water
How to make cranberry sauce?
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In a medium sauce-pan over medium-high heat, whisk together water, orange juice, sugar, light-brown sugar and orange zest.
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Bring to a boil then carefully add in cranberries.
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Reduce heat to a simmer. Allow mixture to simmer about 15 – 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cranberries will pop.
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Let sauce cool for about 20 – 30 minutes. Store in refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
What to serve this cranberry sauce with?
- Turkey
- As a part of your Thanksgiving Menu
- As a topping of a cheesecake
- Crepes
- Muffins
- Sandwiches
- Add it to Cheese Boards
We all know that turkey goes well with cranberry sauce, but you can still use your left over sauce to spread on toast, crepes, muffins, sandwich, make a dressing with it or spread over cheesecake. With all the fresh cranberries in pretty much every store, I just couldn’t wait and make some cranberry sauce “my way”.
I used combination of white and brown sugar in this recipe and also added some orange juice for extra freshness and flavor.
This homemade cranberry sauce is citrusy and delicious. Simple to make and you can’t get it wrong. And I totally forgot to mention it is vegan and gluten free.
How to thicken Cranberry Sauce?
Optional: To thicken the sauce even more and for extra Omega 3 and protein, you can add 1 tbsp chia seeds, after you remove sauce from the stove top.
Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 (12 oz/2 cups) bag cranberries, rinsed
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light-brown sugar
- 1 tsp orange zest
Instructions
- In a medium sauce-pan over medium-high heat, whisk together water, orange juice, sugar, light-brown sugar and orange zest.
- Bring to a boil then carefully add in cranberries.
- Reduce heat to a simmer. Allow mixture to simmer about 15 - 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cranberries will pop.
- Let sauce cool for about 20 - 30 minutes. Store in refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I’ve been making this sauce every year. This is the most recent photo of it 🙂
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I love how easy! just a few ingredients 😉 looks deeeelicious!
Thanks Michele!
Easy is my second name LOL! Love this recipe nothing better that homemade cranberry sauce. Pinned!
I love quick and easy recipes Oriana! Thanks so much for pinning!
Looks yum Mira! I love the second picture in this post, beautiful shot! Pinned!
Thanks Manali! I think I’ll make it the featured image 🙂
This cranberry sauce looks perfect, Mira! Your pictures are absolutely gorgeous. Definitely makes me want a giant spoonful of this delicious sauce! I’ve never made my own before so I’m loving this version. So perfect for Thanksgiving! Pinned!
Thanks a lot Gayle! It is super easy to make and budget friendly!
I LOVE cranberry sauce. It’s my favorite part! I love these photos! Gorgeous! I used to eat cranberry sauce stirred into cream of wheat in the morning. It’s weird, I know! Pinned!
Thanks Lindsay! It is really good for breakfast, but I wonder why I rarely make it 🙂
Cranberry sauce is one of my favorite holiday sides and I can’t imagine Thanksgiving without it! But for some reason I have never made my own, I always use the congealed can stuff, which I probably shouldn’t admit! I am definitely going to make my own this year!
Thanks Izzy, this is really easy to make, vegan and gluten free!
Your cranberry sauce looks so delicious and fresh! Would love to make this during Thanksgiving time! Pinned!
Thanks Christina!
Mmmm cranberry sauce! I love putting this on toast in the morning. Thanks for sharing! Pinned!
Thanks Sarah! Pinning is highly appreciated!!!
I love cranberry sauce! It’s the perfect punch of color to everybody’s holiday/Thanksgiving plate. Looks beautiful. This recipe looks so delicious that I’m going to volunteer to bring it as an extra side to my mom’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. I’ll bring this inside of the sweet potato fries I was going to make – after I chopped off the end of my finger and got t sewed back on (it’s been a fun past few days, Ha) no more mandolins for me!!!! I’m bringing this and maybe your pumpkin roll cake too? That should get me off the hook. Both look sooooo good!
Thanks so much Laura, I’m so glad you like the cranberry sauce and pumpkin roll. But, sorry about your finger, sewed back, it sounds serious! I don’t like mandolins, I always ask my husband to chop whatever I need on the mandolin, if he is home. If he is not home, I just don’t use it 🙂
I love homemade cranberry sauce! This looks fantastic Mira!! 🙂
Thanks a lot Renee!!!