Orange Cinnamon Cranberry Sauce
Sweet, tart cranberries mixed with autumnal spices, orange juice, fresh orange zest, vanilla extract, sugar and a pinch of salt. Simmer until fruit cooks down into a thick sauce! It's easier than you ever thought to make this holiday classic from scratch.
Servings: 12 (2 tablespoons per serving)
Calories: 52kcal
Equipment
- 1 Medium saucepan *With a lid
- 1 Citrus zester *Try a cheese grater if you don't have a citrus zester or microplane.
- 1 Orange juicer *Optional. I simply use my hands to juice my orange.
Ingredients
- 3.5 cups whole fresh cranberries *1 package *340 grams *12 oz
- 1 medium navel orange
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract *imitation vanilla will also work
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves *see note below
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sugar *sub maple syrup or your favorite sugar-free sweetener *see note below
Recipe notes:
General: I make the cranberry sauce for my family's annual Thanksgiving dinner. There are usually 9 of us and I double this recipe for our gathering. We always have a lot leftover, but there's no harm in extras! Ground cloves: If you don't have ground cloves, you can make this recipe with cinnamon only. Sugar: Add extra for more sweetness or less for more tart flavor. Monk Fruit Sweetener: If you want to make sugar-free cranberry sauce, this is a good substitute.Instructions
- Rinse cranberries well and place them in a medium size sauce pan (no need to dry them off).3.5 cups whole fresh cranberries
- Zest orange peel and squeeze juice into the pan.1 medium navel orange
- Add vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, salt and sugar.1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract , ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon , ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves, ⅛ teaspoon salt, ½ cup sugar
- Place pan on the stovetop and turn heat to low. Mix well and cover.
- Allow ingredients to simmer together for about 20 minutes, stir occasionally.
- Once cranberries have cooked down into a thick sauce, remove pan from heat.
- Serve warm or chill first.
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Serving: 2- Tablespoons (all values are approximate). | Calories: 52kcal | Carbohydrates: 13.8g | Protein: 0.2g | Fiber: 2.1g | Sugar: 10.5g