Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce with Orange
By Daniel Brooks · How To Cook Easily
Make the best easy homemade cranberry sauce with orange juice and zest. This 15-minute recipe is perfect for Thanksgiving and can be made ahead of time for a stress-free holiday meal.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Serves
- 8
- Calories
- 110 per serving
About this recipe
Daniel Brooks shares his easy homemade cranberry sauce recipe with orange juice and zest, ready in 15 minutes and perfect for making ahead for Thanksgiving.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces fresh or frozen cranberries
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Combine the sugar, orange juice, water, cinnamon stick and salt in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer.
- Add the cranberries and cook over medium heat 10 to 12 minutes, stirring now and then, until most berries have popped.
- Remove from the heat and discard the cinnamon stick.
- Stir in the orange zest.
- Cool 20 minutes; the sauce thickens as it cools.
- Transfer to a bowl and chill. It keeps up to 10 days in the fridge.