Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Skip the canned stuff and make this easy homemade cranberry sauce from fresh cranberries, sugar, and just a hint of cinnamon and orange. Fresh cranberry sauce is so much better than store bought and only takes about 10 minutes to make.
Servings: 8
Calories: 124kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup orange juice
- 12 ounces fresh or frozen cranberries (about 3 cups)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- pinch of salt
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine the sugar, water, and orange juice in a large saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
- Add the cranberries, cinnamon stick, and salt and boil for 1 minute before reducing the heat to medium low and simmering for 10 minutes, or until the cranberries have burst. You can reserve ¼ of the cranberries to add at the end if you would like whole berry cranberry sauce.
- Remove from heat, take out the cinnamon stick, and stir in the vanilla extract. Let the cranberry sauce cool to room temperature before transferring to a container to chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 124kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 67mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 55IU | Vitamin C: 13.4mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.2mg