Cranberry Sauce Recipe

This cranberry sauce recipe is whole cranberries simmered with sugar and orange until they burst. It is not a cranberry relish or cranberry juice.

Cranberry Sauce

Author: Your Daily Hit
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 8 servings 1x

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Description

Cranberry Sauce. From Your Daily Hit.

Ingredients

Scale

12 ounces (340g) cranberries
3/4 cup (150g) sugar
1/2 cup (120ml) orange juice
zest of 1 orange
pinch of salt

Instructions

Combine everything in a saucepan.
Simmer until the berries burst and the sauce thickens, about 12 minutes.
Cool. It sets more as it cools.

Notes

It looks loose in the pot. Give it 20 minutes off the heat before you judge it.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Category: Side Dish
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: American

Berries

Fresh or frozen. Frozen take a few more minutes.

Sugar

Three quarters of a cup. Less stays sharp.

Orange

Juice and zest. Water works and tastes plainer.

Burst

You want most of them split, not a smooth jelly.

Nutrition (estimated)

About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.

FAQ

Storage

Fridge, a week.

Make ahead

Two days is ideal.

Spice

A pinch of cinnamon if you want it.

Canned jelly

This one has whole berries.