Homemade Cranberry Sauce

5 from 3 votes

This Homemade Cranberry Sauce is made with fresh cranberries, warm spices, and a splash of orange juice. Ready in 15 minutes, it's a must-make for your next holiday meal.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cranberry sauce recipe, homemade cranberry sauce, homemade cranberry sauce recipe

Servings:

Calories: 127kcal

Author: Jill

Ingredients

1 12 ounce bag fresh cranberries
1/2 cup brown sugar lightly packed
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 cup orange juice

Instructions

Mix the cranberries with the sugar, cinnamon, cloves and ginger in a small saucepan.
Pour the orange juice over the cranberries and spices and bring to a boil.
Turn the heat down and simmer on medium heat, uncovered. Stir occasionally.
Simmer until the cranberries have popped and softened, and the liquid has thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.

Notes

- you can choose how “chunky” you would like your cranberry sauce. I prefer to cook mine down for the full 15 minutes to turn it less chunky. If you would like the cranberries more defined and chucky, feel free to only cook it for 10 minutes or until the cranberries are just cooked through and still fairly intact.

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