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Homemade cranberry sauce on a white serving plate.
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5 from 2 votes

Homemade Cranberry Orange Sauce

Sweet, tart cranberries mixed with autumnal spices, vanilla, sugar and orange juice. Simmer until fruit cooks down into a thick sauce!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cranberry Orange Sauce, Gluten Free, Holiday Sides, Thanksgiving Sides
Servings: 12
Calories: 52kcal
Author: Stacey Adams

Equipment

  • Medium saucepan

Ingredients

  • 3.5 cups cranberries *1 package *340 grams *12 oz
  • 1 medium navel orange
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup sugar *sub maple syrup or your favorite sugar-free sweetener

Recipe notes:

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 cranberries
  • Zest and juice orange 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!

Nutrition

Serving: 2- Tablespoons (all values are approximate). | Sugar: 10.5g | Fiber: 2.1g | Calories: 52kcal | Protein: 0.2g | Carbohydrates: 13.8g