Cranberry Sauce with Orange and Cinnamon
You never need to buy store-bought cranberry sauce again! Make this 4-ingredient cranberry sauce with orange and cinnamon and you’ll see. 🙂
Cranberry sauce was never a Thanksgiving must for me until recently. But now the meal feels incomplete without that bitter/sour/sweet flavor to compliment all the rich savory food. I make mine with orange and cinnamon–these flavors go perfectly with cranberries!
Ingredients
- Fresh cranberries
- Sugar
- Orange zest and juice
- Ground cinnamon
How to make it
Place cranberries, orange juice/zest, sugar and cinnamon in a pot on the stove over medium heat.
Cook until cranberries begin to burst and sugar dissolves, allow to simmer a few additional minutes. Then use a large wooden spoon to break up some of the cranberries a bit more.
Transfer the sauce to serving dish and allow to cool before serving. This is perfect for making a day or two ahead!
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PrintCranberry Sauce with Orange and Cinnamon
Easy and delicious homemade cranberry sauce flavored with orange and cinnamon.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 8–10 1x
- Category: Condiment
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 12 oz fresh whole cranberries
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- zest from 1 orange
- juice from 1 orange
- pinch of cinnamon
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a pot over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved and cranberries begin to burst. Reduce heat slightly and allow to simmer for about 5 more minutes.
- Use a spoon to break up the cranberries a bit more, then remove from heat and transfer to container or serving dish.
- Allow to cool before serving.
Notes
If you want a smoother sauce, you can use an immersion blender to smooth it out.