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Zesty Cranberry Orange Sauce: Easy Holiday Side - Cranberry orange sauce: make this easy, vibrant homemade sauce for your holiday table. Perfect sweet-tart flav

Zesty Cranberry Orange Sauce: Easy Holiday Side

Cranberry orange sauce: make this easy, vibrant homemade sauce for your holiday table. Perfect sweet-tart flavor, ready in under 30 minutes!
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Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 90
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bag (12 ounces) fresh cranberries, washed, bruised or shriveled cranberries discarded
  • 2/3 cup fresh orange juice (or orange pulp, seeds and membranes removed)
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 orange, for zest
  • 1/4 cup water

Method
 

  1. Wash cranberries and discard any bruised or shriveled ones. Zest the orange before juicing.
  2. Place all ingredients (cranberries, orange juice, sugar, cinnamon stick, water, orange zest) into a medium saucepan.
  3. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
  4. Once boiling, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 10-15 minutes, or until the cranberries begin to pop and the sauce thickens slightly.
  5. Remove the saucepan from heat and allow the sauce to cool completely. The sauce will thicken further as it cools.
  6. Remove and discard the cinnamon stick before serving. Serve warm or chilled.

Notes

- For extra zest, add a teaspoon of orange zest along with the juice. - To achieve a smoother sauce, you can gently mash some of the cranberries with the back of a spoon as they simmer.
- Storage: Store any leftover cranberry orange sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 7-10 days. It also freezes well for up to 2 months.
Nutrition information is an estimate, calculated automatically. Values vary with brands, substitutions and portion sizes.