Cranberry Orange Sauce

Cranberry sauce garnished with orange zest in a white bowl.

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 15

Servings:

Calories: 64kcal

Author: Deanna

This homemade cranberry-orange sauce is made with simple ingredients and takes about 10 minutes to make. The addition of orange juice helps balance the flavour for the perfect amount of tartness.

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Ingredients

3 Cups cranberries fresh or frozen
1/2 Cup granulated sugar
1/4 Cup dark brown sugar
1/4 Cup fresh-squeezed orange juice Juice from one medium orange
3/4 Cup water
1 tsp orange zest
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon optional

Instructions

Place all ingredients in a saucepan.
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Once it is boiling, reduce the heat to maintain a gentle boil.
Cook and stir for 7-10 minutes until most of the berries have popped and the sauce is beginning to thicken.
Remove from heat and allow to cool completely before serving.

Notes

This is best made the day before to allow to set in the refrigerator overnight.
If you like your sauce sweeter, you can increase the granulated sugar by ¼ cup and/or eliminate the orange zest.
If you do not wish to use orange you can omit the orange juice and zest and replace orange juice with 1/4 cup of water.
This recipe makes approximately 2 cups of cranberry sauce.

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