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 Time2minutes
Cook Time5minutes
Total Time7minutes
Servings10servings
AuthorLinda Spiker
Ingredients
3Cupsfresh cranberries
Juice and zest of 3 juice oranges
¾cuplight brown sugar
Optional Ingredients
1large apple, peeled and diced
¼tspgrated nutmegoptional
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.