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Homemade Cranberry Sauce: Two Ways

You can keep this cranberry sauce simple using only three ingredients or add apples and nutmeg for a little variation.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword classic recipe, easy side dish recipe, holiday recipe
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes
Servings 10 servings
Author Linda Spiker

Ingredients

  • 3 Cups fresh cranberries
  • Juice and zest of 3 juice oranges
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar (or more if you prefer your sauce more sweet than tart)

Optional Ingredients

  • 1 large apple, peeled and diced
  • ¼ tsp grated nutmeg optional

Instructions

  • Use a microplane to zest oranges, scraping just until the white is exposed then move to a new spot. Squeeze juice from oranges (should be about 1 cup of juice).
  • Place juice, zest, sugar (apple if using) and cranberries into a pan and bring to a simmer.
  • Stir frequently.
  • When cranberries begin to 'pop' add nutmeg (optional).
  • Simmer just a couple more minutes then turn off heat.
  • Sauce will thicken even more after it cools.