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Easy Cranberry Sauce

Published: Dec 13, 2016 · Modified: Oct 28, 2020 by Myra · This post may contain affiliate links

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This Easy Cranberry Sauce was so simple to make - but so delicious!
This Easy Cranberry Sauce is both sweet and tart – exactly the way cranberry sauce should be.  With just three ingredients, it’s almost as easy as opening a can – but a million times more tasty.  Pretty easy on the wallet, too!

Cranberry Sauce in white bowl.

When I was a kid I wasn’t sold on cranberry sauce.  Every time we had turkey dinner my mom pestered me to try her homemade sauce, but I just wasn’t interested.  Then, sometime in my 20s, I did a complete 180 out of the blue.  Now I love cranberry sauce, and have been known to go pick wild cranberries just to make it.
Which brings me to another great point – cranberries are usually pretty cheap in the cooler months.  But where I live (and maybe where you live) they’re also available for FREE to anyone interested in getting a little fresh air on a crisp fall afternoon.  And those cranberries – the ones you pick yourself – will make the best cranberry sauce around. 🙂
You can easily make this sauce with frozen cranberries if you’re craving it at a different time of year.
(PS – check out super helpful posts about stocking up:  Stock Your Pantry on a Dime , Stock Your Freezer on a Dime, and Stock your Fridge on a Dime.
And feel free to make this Easy Cranberry Sauce ahead of time – it lasts quite a while in a tightly sealed container in the fridge.
Step-by-step instructions and photos are below the recipe.
Cranberry sauce in white bowl.

Easy Cranberry Sauce

This Easy Cranberry Sauce is both sweet and tart - exactly the way cranberry sauce should be. With just three ingredients, it's almost as easy as opening a can - but a million times more tasty. Pretty easy on the wallet, too!
5 from 3 votes
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 1 cup
Calories: 31kcal
Author: Myra

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh cranberries (or frozen)
  • 1/2 cup sugar (or more to taste)
  • 1 tbsp orange juice (optional but tasty; peach schnapps and orange blossom water are also delicious)

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in a medium sized pot.
  • Cover and cook over medium heat for 5-10 minutes, stirring often, until berries release their juices and start to bubble and froth.
  • Uncover, reduce heat to low and cook, stirring often, until thickened - about five more minutes. Taste and add more sugar if necessary.
  • Make this ahead of time if you like. This keeps well in the fridge for quite a long time. Enjoy! 🙂

Nutrition

Calories: 31kcal
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Step by Step Instructions – Easy Cranberry Sauce

Cranberries in white bowl.

Ingredients for Easy Cranberry Sauce

Cranberries and sugar in blue pot.

Combine two cups of fresh (or frozen) cranberries, 1/2 cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon of orange juice (peach schnapps and orange blossom water are also delicious) in a medium sized pot.

Cranberries in blue pot boiling on stove.

Cover and cook over medium heat for 5-10 minutes, stirring often, until berries release their juices and start to bubble and froth.

Cooked Cranberries in blue pot.

Uncover, reduce heat to low and cook, stirring often, until thickened – about five more minutes.  Taste and add more sugar if necessary.

Cranberry Sauce in white bowl.

 Make this ahead of time if you like.  This keeps well in the fridge for quite a long time.
Enjoy! 🙂

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  1. yvonne dowe says

    December 28, 2022 at 2:08 pm

    5 stars
    hi i read about you guys in the herald and really enjoy your recipes good luck in the new year

    Reply
    • Myra says

      January 04, 2023 at 11:05 am

      Thank you so much Yvonne! Happy New Year! 🙂

      Reply
  2. yvonne dowe says

    December 28, 2022 at 2:05 pm

    5 stars
    hi i tried this and really enjoyed

    Reply
    • Myra says

      January 04, 2023 at 11:05 am

      Thank you for letting us know! 🙂

      Reply

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