Easy Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Make an easy homemade cranberry sauce with fresh cranberries for a simple, flavorful Thanksgiving side dish that's perfect for your holiday table.
Servings 8 servings
Calories 120kcal
Equipment
- Medium saucepan
- Refrigerator
Ingredients
Cranberry Sauce
- 1 (12-ounce) package fresh or frozen cranberries
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Rinse the cranberries and pick out any stems or debris.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the cranberries, orange juice, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Place the saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved and the cranberries start to pop, about 5 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the cranberry sauce has thickened and the flavors have melded together, about 10-12 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the cranberry sauce cool to room temperature.
- Refrigerate the cranberry sauce until chilled, at least 2 hours or overnight.
Notes
Nutritional information:
- Calories: 120
- Protein: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fat: 0.5g
- Saturated fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Sodium: 5mg
- Potassium: 0mg
- Fiber: 2g
- Sugar: 24g
- Vitamin A: 0 IU
- Vitamin C: 0mg
- Calcium: 0mg
- Iron: 0mg