This Homemade Cranberry Sauce is incredibly simple to make with only a few ingredients and is a must-have addition for your holiday meals.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Christmas, Thanksgiving
Keyword cranberries, holiday
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Ingredients
4cups12 oz bag fresh or frozen cranberries
⅓cupbrown sugarpacked
⅔cupgranulated sugar
½teaspoonground cinnamon
⅛teaspoonsalt
½cupfresh orange juice
½cupwater
Instructions
In a medium saucepan, combine the cranberries, white and brown sugars, cinnamon and salt.
Cover with orange juice and water, stir to combine.
Bring mixture to slight boil, turn the heat down and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until desired consistency ** see notes.
Spoon mixture into a serving bowl or airtight container to store until ready to serve.
Let cool completely before serving
Notes
Consistency - you can use a potato masher to gently mash the cranberries slightly while the sauce is still warmMake Ahead - Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator 2-3 days before serving Taste - you can add in more sugar if you want it to be more sweet