Description
Homemade fresh cranberry sauce is a simple and flavorful side dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 ounces fresh cranberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 orange, zested and juiced
Instructions
- Rinse the cranberries under cold water.
- In a saucepan, combine sugar, water, and orange juice. Bring to a boil.
- Add the cranberries and orange zest to the saucepan.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes until cranberries burst.
- Remove from heat and let cool. The sauce will thicken as it cools.
Notes
- Adjust sugar to taste if you prefer it sweeter.
- Refrigerate leftovers for up to a week.
- This sauce can be served warm or chilled.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg