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Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Tagged With: American, Christmas, Cranberries, Holiday Dinner, Sauce, Thanksgiving, Vegan, Vegetarian

cranberry-sauce

When you live abroad, perspective is found equally in the new things you discover and the familiar things you miss.  On our first thanksgiving in Australia, we had a heck of a time finding cranberries for the ubiquitous holiday sauce.  Persistence paid off that year, and we cheerfully brought home the bright red berries to make this simple staple family heirloom of a recipe.  It’s so good, we almost didn’t want to let the recipe out…

The beauty of the sauce is in the simplicity and brightness of taste.  The addition of whole holiday spices and orange zest set this version apart.  Whether you’re new to cranberry sauce, or used to the tinned variety, prepare to hear your tastebuds sing.

Serve alongside a traditional Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner of smashed potatoes, apple-walnut dressing, roasted vegetables, and plenty of miso gravy.

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Homemade Cranberry Sauce

This is the recipe we use time and time again when we are looking for a quick and easy, deliciously tart, cranberry sauce to serve along side our special holiday meal.
Prep Time2 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time17 mins
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: American Holiday
Author: Sails & Spices

Ingredients

  • 10 oz 284g bag of fresh or frozen cranberries
  • zest from 1 orange
  • juice from 1/2 orange
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 4 cloves
  • 1/4 - 1/3 cup natural sweetener like maple syrup coconut sugar or honey

Instructions

  • Combine the cranberries, orange zest, orange juice, cinnamon stick, cloves and sweetener in a small saucepan, and simmer for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • The sauce is ready when the cranberries have burst and start to thicken together.
  • Taste for sweetness and adjust as needed.
  • Remove the cinnamon stick to serve.

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  1. jenny gohl says

    November 11, 2016 at 8:52 pm

    Photos are gorgeous. recipe is just like mama used to make. A firm favourite.

    Reply
    • Sylvie says

      November 11, 2016 at 8:57 pm

      Thank you!! That’s so nice to hear 🙂

      Reply
  2. jenny gohl says

    October 14, 2019 at 12:15 pm

    5 stars
    I have just made this for Thanksgiving, using fresh cranberries and a Cara orange and organic Ceylon cinnamon.
    It was the best ever and perfect with your stuffing recipe.

    Reply
    • Sylvie says

      October 19, 2019 at 1:42 pm

      That’s great news! Good ingredients really make the dish and it sounds like you had a winning combination. Happy Thanksgiving.

      Reply

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