Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Learn how to make my homemade cranberry sauce recipe with oranges and skip the store-bought stuff this year. Ready in 20 minutes!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword cranberry orange sauce, cranberry sauce recipe, homemade cranberry sauce, how to make cranberry sauce

Cook Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings serving

Calories 114kcal

In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, bring orange juice, water, and sugar to a boil.
½ cup water, ½ cup orange juice, ¾ cup brown sugar
Once boiling add in cranberries, orange zest, and salt and return to a boil.
zest from half an orange, 16 ounces fresh or frozen cranberries, salt
Reduce heat and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until most of the cranberries burst open (you may need to use a spoon to mash them a bit).
Once cranberries are mushed, transfer them to a serving bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Enjoy!

You can use fresh or frozen cranberries, but make sure to defrost cranberries if they are frozen.
Want to make sugar-free cranberry sauce? Substitute brown sugar for a sugar replacement like Splenda.