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Best Cranberry Sauce
Easy, 4-ingredient Cranberry Sauce has the perfect balance of tartness and sweetness. This is the best cranberry sauce recipe! This Cranberry Sauce can be made ahead of time and is perfect to serve alongside turkey on Thanksgiving or on turkey sandwiches.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 80 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 12 ounces fresh cranberries
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 Orange * (juice and zest from orange)
- Cinnamon Stick **
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, cook cranberries, sugar, orange juice, and orange zest over medium heat. Add cinnamon stick. One orange squeezed is about 1/4 cup of juice.
- Bring to a boil, stirring often.
- Let cook for 8-10 minutes or until cranberries began to burst and soften.
- Once the sauce has thickened, remove from heat and carefully remove cinnamon stick.
- Transfer sauce to a serving bowl, cover, and chill.
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Notes
- One orange squeezed gives about 4 Tablespoons of juice. You can substitute 1/4 cup of orange juice.
- If you don't have a cinnamon stick, you can add 1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
Nutrition Information
Calories
80kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
51mg
(1%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
50IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
12mg
(13%)
Calcium
8mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 80
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 80kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 51mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 50IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.