Homemade Cranberry Orange Sauce
Fresh cranberries, juice, sugar, the zest and juice of one orange and cinnamon make the perfect easy homemade cranberry sauce for your holiday plate!
Ingredients
- 12 oz fresh cranberries
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup cranberry juice
- Zest and juice of one large orange
- 1 cinnamon stick (or 1/8 tsp cinnamon if you don’t have a stick)
Instructions
- Add the cranberries, sugar, cranberry juice, orange zest, orange juice and cinnamon stick in a large saucepan.
- Bring to a light boil then reduce the heat to medium low and let simmer till slightly thickened, about 10-15 minutes. (Stir frequently.)
- Carefully remove the cinnamon stick with tongs.
- Mash up the sauce to desired consistency, (with a potato masher), cover and let it sit in the saucepan until cool.
- Transfer sauce to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator till you need it!
Notes
A couple of tips for this recipe:
- Use a large saucepan because this stuff can bubble up fast. Make sure and keep an eye on it, stirring frequently.
- Make sure you throw the cranberries in to a colander, rinse them well and pick out any that don’t look lovely before throwing them in the pot.
- You can absolutely use water instead of juice if you don’t have any – but I love the extra kick the juice gives it.
- Zest the orange before juicing it – it’s just easier!
- If you don’t have a cinnamon stick, just throw in 1/8 tsp cinnamon.