Cranberry Sauce Recipe
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.
Servings: 8
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.
Nutrition
Calories: 91kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 26IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.2mg