5 from 51 votes
Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe
This homemade cranberry sauce combines fresh cranberries, sugar, water, and warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, enhanced with bright orange zest. The sauce is cooked down until thick and jammy, with some cranberry pieces broken up for texture. It offers a balance of sweet and tart flavors with aromatic cinnamon and citrus notes that complement the cranberries.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Servings:
10
Calories:
113 kcal
Course:
Side Dish, Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 ¼ cup sugar
- 12 ounces fresh cranberry about 4 cups
- orange zest of 1
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Add the water and sugar to a medium-size pot and bring the mixture to a rolling boil.
- Next, add in the cranberries and return them to a boil. The cranberries will begin to pop.
- Once boiling, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes or until it becomes very thick.
- Remove the pot from the stove and add in cinnamon, nutmeg, and orange zest and using a rubber spatula mix everything together but also press on the cranberries a little bit to help break them up more.
- Add the cranberry sauce to a container and cool in the refrigerator until cold, which takes about 30-45 minutes.
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Notes
- This sauce can be made ahead and refrigerated up to 2 days before serving.
- Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 7 days or freeze up to 3 months.
- Frozen cranberries work well if fresh cranberries are unavailable.
- The sauce thickens substantially as it cools in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Information
Calories
113kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
29g
(10%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
2mg
(0%)
Potassium
30mg
(1%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
26g
(52%)
Vitamin A
21IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
6mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 113
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 113kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 2mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 30mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 26g | 52% |
| Vitamin A | 21IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.