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homemade cranberry sauce

When it comes to preparing your favorite holiday meal, ditch the canned cranberry and make this easy homemade cranberry sauce instead. This holiday side dish is the easiest from scratch cranberry sauce ever!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword easy cranberry sauce, fresh cranberry sauce, homemade cranberry sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 161kcal
Author Lauren

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces fresh cranberries
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest
  • 1 cinnamon stick

Instructions

  • In a medium saucepan combine all the ingredients and stir well.
  • Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Once it comes to a boil reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for 10 minutes until it has thickened and most of the berries have burst.
  • Remove the mixture from the heat and move the sauce to your serving container. Allow the mixture to cool until it has thickened up about 15-20 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 69mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 55IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg