Cranberry Sauce Recipe

orange cranberry sauce sweetened with honey in a white bowl on a white table with a blue and white towel to the left and orange slices to the right

Cranberries are simmered with the juice and zest of an orange and then sweetened with honey make this delicious cranberry sauce recipe. It will easily become a holiday tradition you will want to make every single year.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword best cranberry sauce, cranberry sauce, cranberry sauce recipe

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 91kcal

Author Lisa

Ingredients

12 ounces fresh cranberries
½ cup honey or maple syrup
½ cup apple cider
Zest and juice of 1 medium orange

Instructions

Add cranberries in a medium stockpot.
Zest an orange right into the pot.
Slice an orange in half and squeeze the juice into the pot.
Add apple cider and honey or maple syrup.
Bring to a simmer. Allow the mixture to cook, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries start popping open. About 10 minutes or so.
Take off heat, and allow to cool a bit. It will thicken as it cools.
Serve.

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Notes

Store leftover sauce in an air-tight container for 3-4 days.
If you do not have apple cider, or you don't want to use it, you could just use the juice of an orange to provide the sweetness you need.
The orange juice is not optional because it pairs so nicely with the tart cranberries.
You can easily double or triple this recipe and freeze leftovers for later.

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