Cranberry Sauce
A simple Thanksgiving cranberry sauce with orange zest and a hint of cinnamon. Cooking until you can hear and see the cranberries actually popping is the real cue for doneness here, since that's what releases the pectin that thickens the sauce naturally.
Total time
17 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
12 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
American
vegetarianvegan
Ingredients
400gfresh or frozen cranberries
3/4 cupcaster sugar
1/2 cuporange juice
1 tsporange zest
1/2 tspcinnamon
pinchsalt
Instructions
1
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat.
2
Cook 10-12 minutes, stirring, until cranberries pop and sauce thickens.
3
Taste and adjust sweetness.
4
Cool to room temperature.
5
Refrigerate until needed.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.
Calories
147
Protein
0g
Fat
0g
Carbs
38g
Fiber
0.2g
Sodium
1938mg
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