Cranberry Sauce
This homemade cranberry sauce is full of warm, fragrant spices with a hint of refreshing orange zest. One bite and you'll vow to never buy canned cranberry sauce again! The best part is it comes together in under 30 minutes.
Servings 8 servings
Ingredients
- ½ cup orange juice
- ¾ cup sugar (white or brown) **See notes
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 4 whole cloves, most easily retrieved if put into a spice bag or cheesecloth
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 12 ounces fresh cranberries
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
Instructions
- Bring orange juice, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and cloves to a boil, and stir until the sugar is dissolved. **It is easiest to put the cloves in a spice bag or cheesecloth so they can be easily removed.
- Once the mixture is boiling, add the cranberries and orange zest. Simmer over medium-low heat for 20-25 minutes, or until most of the cranberries have popped and are soft. Remove cinnamon sticks and cloves.
- Let the cranberry sauce cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate.
Notes
**Sugar - For this recipe, you can either use granulated white sugar or brown sugar. Brown sugar will give you a slightly richer favor because of the molasses in the sugar. This recipe is delicious either way.