Simple Cranberry Sauce

  • Prep 5 min
  • Total 3 hr 25 min
  • Servings 16

Ingredients

  • 1 pound fresh or frozen cranberries (4 cups)
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups sugar

Steps

  • 1
    Rinse cranberries with cool water, and remove any stems or blemished berries.
  • 2
    Heat water and sugar to boiling in 3-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Continue boiling 5 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.
  • 3
    Stir in cranberries. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Continue boiling about 5 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until cranberries begin to pop. Pour sauce into bowl or container. Refrigerate about 3 hours or until chilled.

  • Be sure to cook the cranberries until they pop in order to release the natural pectin, which thickens the sauce.
  • Want more flavor? Stir in 1 tablespoon grated orange peel after cooking.
  • A little citrus can add big flavor to your sauce—try stirring in the zest or peel of an orange or lemon (whatever’s lurking in your crisper drawer will do)! For even more zing, stir in the juice of your favorite citrus.
  • To plus up the sauce even more, add a few pinches of cinnamon or stir in a cinnamon stick while the sauce is simmering.
  • Leftovers? Make these Turkey and Swiss Biscuit Sliders turkey and swiss biscuit sliders. Slathered in cranberry sauce, they’re the perfect way to use up leftover turkey!
  • In this recipe for cranberry sauce, make sauce as directed, adding 2 teaspoons grated orange peel with cranberries.
  • Make your easy cranberry sauce up to 48 hours ahead of time, so you’ve got one less dish to worry about on Thanksgiving. Just remember to chill sauce in your serving bowl, because it sets as it cools.
  • Wondering what else you can make ahead of time? Check out our 48 Hours of Thanksgiving Cheat Sheet

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
110
Calories from Fat
0
Total Fat
0g
Saturated Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
Sodium
0mg
Potassium
20 mg
Total Carbohydrate
29 g
Dietary Fiber
1 g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
2 Fruit;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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