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A white bowl filled with homemade cranberry sauce, with a spoon sticking out.
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Cranberry Sauce {Easy Recipe}

This is the ultimate taste of Christmas. Cranberry Sauce made at home is SO much better than shop bought. BONUS - it’s also super easy and has just 3 ingredients.
Cook Time25 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Family Food
Servings: 8
Author: Sarah Rossi

Ingredients

  • 200 g Cranberries Fresh or frozen
  • 1 Orange Zested & juiced (approx 75ml)
  • 75 g Caster sugar

Instructions

  • Put the orange juice, zest and sugar into a saucepan over a medium heat and warm through until the sugar has completely dissolved.
  • Add in your cranberries and bring to the boil.
  • Once the mixture has reached the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for around 15 minutes until the cranberries have burst from their skins and the sauce has begun to thicken.
  • Remove from the heat and leave to thicken - this should take approx 15 minutes.

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Notes

Make ahead: You can make the cranberry sauce up to 1 week ahead, refrigerate in an airtight container. Stir well and allow to come to room temperature before serving
Sweetness: This recipe is not too sweet, if you like a sweeter sauce you may want to add some more sugar

Nutrition

Calories: 47kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 0.2g | Fiber: 1.1g | Sugar: 11g