The easiest and tastiest Cranberry Sauce Recipe! The perfect compliment to your Thanksgiving Dinner.
Traditional Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Either you love cranberry sauce or you don’t. I love it, gobble it up actually, so I make it every year for our Thanksgiving dinner (and sometime for Christmas). It’s a holiday staple like pumpkin pie. Two of my kiddo and my husband could definitely do without any cranberries, though :), but to each their own!
It pairs so nicely with the other flavors of the meal and is part of the tradition of the holiday for me, so it stays on the menu! If you want to know why we eat cranberries this time of year, Martha Stewart has some ideas.
If you need some tips on roasting your Thanksgiving turkey and keeping it moist, click here.
This cranberry recipe is simple to make and you could easily get your kids involved to help. It is also a recipe you could make ahead, so that you’re free to make other sides {or watch some football} the day of Thanksgiving.
With it’s simple ingredients, you really can’t mess this homemade cranberry sauce recipe up!
Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 oz. fresh cranberries about 3 cups
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
Instructions
-
Bring water and sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
-
Add cranberries and simmer, stirring occasionally, until berries just pop, 10 to 12 minutes.
-
Stir in zest, then cool.
Recipe Notes
Can be made up to 3 days ahead.
The Best Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Leftover cranberry sauce goes well on turkey and panini sandwiches, so it’s perfectly fine to make extra 🙂
Other Leftover Cranberry Recipes
Eat it for breakfast with yogurt and nuts!
Enjoy! Are you a cranberry lover?
Another side dish that we serve on Thanksgiving every year Roasted Brussels Sprouts.
Join for a FREE 5 Day Series to Simplify Your Life
Plus DIYs, crafts, recipes and helpful tips delivered directly to your inbox!
[…] is just around the corner. Have you planned your meal and trimmings? If you need a tasty Thanksgiving treat that’s super easy to make – try these Candy […]