Cranberry sauce has always been something that is either there or its not. some people love it while other cant stand to have it on the plate. If you make it home made with this recipe I can almost guarantee you will be making it again and again for years to come.
I myself have never been much of a fan. To be fair however the only experience i have had with cranberry sauce has been the canned version. Yes some people swear by the can and will not even try a home made version. That’s obviously ok. But I will encourage you to at least once try this home made version.
if for no other reason than your home will smell so freaking good while you are making it.
Ingredients you will need
- Cranberries- use fresh for the best results but a bag of frozen could result in a similar flavour
- Navel orange- used for the zest and the juice
- Water
- Sugar
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon stick- you could use 1 tsp of ground cinnamon if you don’t have a stick.
How to make homemade cranberry sauce
1. Mix your ingredients
to a small sauce pan add the cranberries, sugar, brown sugar and water.
make sure you wash your orange before zesting it and adding it to your pot
roll the orange on the counter under the pressure of your hand to release the juice then cut in half and squeeze all the juice you can into the pot.
stir everything together
2. Bring to a boil
place the pot on the stove over medium heat and bring to a boil remembering to stir occasionally
continue to boil until the cranberries split. stirring occasionally
3. Simmer
add the cinnamon stick
reduce to a low simmer until the liquid begins to thicken ( about 6 minutes)
4. Serve your homemade cranberry sauce
place in a bowl and allow to cool before serving. if you are making the sauce the night before you can store in an airtight container or or covered in plastic wrap. Make sure the sauce cools completely before placing in the refrigerator.
Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 bag cranberries
- 1 large navel orange
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick optional
Instructions
- to a small sauce pan add the cranberries, sugar, brown sugar and water.
- make sure you wash your orange before zesting it and adding it to your pot
- roll the orange on the counter under the pressure of your hand to release the juice then cut in half and squeeze all the juice you can into the pot.
- stir everything together
- place the pot on the stove over medium heat and bring to a boil remembering to stir occasionally
- continue to boil until the cranberries split.
- add the cinnamon stick
- reduce to a low simmer until the liquid begins to thicken ( about 6 minutes)
- place in a bowl and allow to cool before serving.
Notes
Don’t forget the essentials for your turkey dinner!
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