Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe with Orange Juice has only four ingredients, is easy to make, not too sweet, not too tart, and packed with vitamins and antioxidants. This classic cranberry sauce is sure to be one of your favorite Thanksgiving recipes.
Course Sauce, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword cranberry, orange, sauce
Budget Cheap
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Chilling time 2 hourshours
Total Time 2 hourshours20 minutesminutes
Servings 10
Calories 99kcal
Equipment
Saucepan
Ingredients
½ cup fresh-squeezed orange juice
zest from 1 orange
½ cup water
1cupgranulated sugar
12ouncesfresh cranberries
Instructions
Bring orange juice, water and sugar to a boil in a medium sauce pan.
Add the cranberries and orange zest and return to a boil.
Reduce the heat to low and boil gently for about 10 minutes.
When most of the berries have burst, remove from heat.
Cool at room temperature then chill in refrigerator at least 2 hours.