Homemade Cranberry Sauce

This homemade cranberry sauce is a 6 ingredient recipe that's made with fresh cranberries, sugar and a hint of spice. Homemade cranberry sauce tastes so much better than store bought, and it takes just minutes to make

Course Sauce

Cuisine American

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 10

Total Time 12

Servings

Calories 90kcal

Author Sara Welch

Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup water
12 ounces fresh cranberries frozen can also be used
pinch of salt
pinch of cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Place the water and sugar in a medium pot over medium high heat. Bring to a boil.
For a traditional cranberry sauce: Add the cranberries to a pot and boil for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 10 minutes or until cranberries have burst.
For a whole berry cranberry sauce: Add 3/4 of the the cranberries to a pot and boil for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 10 minutes or until cranberries have burst. Add the remaining 1/4 of the cranberries to the pot.
Add the salt, cinnamon and vanilla extract to the sauce, then cook for 1 minute.
Let the sauce sit at room temperature until cool. Transfer to a storage container and place in the fridge until ready to use.

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