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Homemade Cranberry Sauce
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Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Easy homemade recipe for cranberry sauce!! This cranberry sauce will be a winner at the Thanksgiving table.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Cranberry Orange Sauce, Cranberry Sauce for the Holidays, Easy Cranberry Sauce, Homemade Cranberry Sauce, Thanksgiving Side Dish
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chilling time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 8 people
Author Sonila

Ingredients

  • 14 ozs cranberries Adjust as needed, my store only sells them in 14 ozs bags
  • 0.5 cup sugar if you like a sweeter sauce add a bit more sugar
  • 1 big navel orange
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 stick cinnamon

Instructions

  • Wash and clean the cranberries, put them aside. 
  • Squeeze the orange, put the juice aside. Then zest the skin. 
  • Put a medium size pot in the stovetop, turn heat to medium. Add water and sugar and mix well until all the sugar has dissolved. 
  • Add orange juice and let it boil.
  • Then add cranberries, orange zest and the cinnamon stick. At this point the house will smell amazing:))).
  • Cover the pot and let it cook for about 10-15 minutes. First time I didn't cover the pot and i was surprised at the popping sound of the cranberries, i had not idea that that could happen. You don't want to get burned!!
  • Let the sauce thicken a bit then turn the heat off. 
  • Put in refrigerator to chill for at least 90 minutes. For best results i recommend to let chill overnight!! Enjoy it as a side dish with your favorite holiday food:))

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