5.0 from 3 votes
Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe with Spices
Cranberry Sauce prepared from scratch with fresh or frozen berries. Spiked with spices.
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 66 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 Cup orange juice
- ½ Cup sugar
- 12 Ounces Cranberries Fresh or Frozen
- Spices *see Notes
Instructions
- Pour orange juice into a sauce pan or small pot.
- Stir in sugar and spices. *see notes for spices that you can add.
- Add cranberries to the pan.
- Bring to a rolling boil. Reduce heat after that and simmer sauce. The cranberries will pop.
- You can reduce the sauce to the desired consistency. But keep in mind that the sauce will thicken when it cools down. Some folks like it chunkier.
- Pick out the spices and discard.
- Serve the sauce cold or room temperature with your holiday main course meals.
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Notes
- For the spices, I used 1 cinnamon stick, 1 green cardamom, slightly crushed, 1 corner of star anise, pinch nutmeg, and ½ inch ginger grated. You can also use close and or pimiento, or you can choose to use only one spice of the ones that I mentioned.
Nutrition Information
Calories
66kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
79mg
(2%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
70IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
17mg
(19%)
Calcium
5mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 66
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 66kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 79mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 70IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 17mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.