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Easy Holiday Cranberry Sauce
This 3 ingredient cranberry sauce has the classic Thanksgiving cranberry flavor! Made with just fresh cranberries, orange juice and sugar, this recipe is super easy and always turns out perfect! Try it with a sandwich!
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
2 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 119 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 12 oz fresh cranberries
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/2 - 1 cup white sugar
Instructions
- Combine cranberries, orange juice and sugar (amount based on your sweetness preference- see notes) in a sauce pan over medium-high heat and cook until the mixture comes to a rolling boil.
- Once the mixture boils, reduce the heat to a simmer and continue to cook for 5-15 additional minutes, or until it starts to thicken. For a smoother consistency, make sure to cook the sauce for longer.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Chill in fridge until serving. Cranberry sauce will continue to thicken as it cools.
- Optional: If you prefer an even smoother cranberry sauce, you can use a hand blender to blend until smooth.
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Notes
- Use sugar amount based on preferred sweetness:
- You can make this up to 3 weeks ahead of time and store in an airtight container until you are ready to use.
- 1/2 cup for more tart cranberry sauce
- 1 cup for sweet cranberry sauce
- 3/4 cup for mildly sweet cranberry sauce
- Spiced Cranberry Sauce– To do a warm spiced version of this cranberry sauce, make the recipe as directed. When you reduce the cranberry sauce to a simmer, add in 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg, stir, and continue as directed.
- Apple Cranberry Sauce– Prepare recipe as directed adding in 1 cup of peeled and diced tart apple.
- Baked Cranberry sauce– All all ingredients to a baking dish and bake at 350˚F for 1 hour. Let cool and refrigerate until serving.
Nutrition Information
Calories
119kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
66mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
28g
(56%)
Vitamin A
58IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
14mg
(16%)
Calcium
5mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 119
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 119kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 66mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 28g | 56% |
| Vitamin A | 58IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.