Cranberry Orange Sauce

This cranberry orange sauce is a 5 ingredient recipe that's made with fresh cranberries, sugar, orange juice and orange zest. Cranberry orange sauce is a fresh, bright tasting accompaniment to any holiday meal.

Course Sauce

Cuisine American

Prep Time 3

Cook Time 10

Servings

Calories 86kcal

Author Sara Welch

Ingredients

3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup orange juice fresh squeezed is best
12 ounces fresh cranberries frozen will also work
2 teaspoons orange zest plus more for garnish
pinch of salt

Instructions

Place the sugar and orange juice in a medium pan over medium high heat. Bring to a simmer.
Add the cranberries, orange zest and salt, then simmer for 8-10 minutes or until cranberries have burst. If you prefer a chunkier sauce, add 3/4 of the berries, then after the cranberries have burst, stir the remaining 1/4 berries in.
Let the cranberry orange sauce sit at room temperature until cool, then transfer to a container and store in the fridge until you're ready to serve it.

Notes

I prefer fresh cranberries, but frozen cranberries will also work fine.
You can either add all the cranberries in at once, or add half, then stir in half later on so that there are some whole berries in the final sauce.
I like to use fresh squeezed orange juice whenever possible.

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