Famous Cranberry Sauce
Lots of fresh, plump cranberries, lots of orange zest, and the perfect balance of sweet & tart. Recipe from a family friend, this has been a most requested side dish at our Thanksgiving table for years! Recipe doubles easily and freezes well.
Servings: 6 -8 servings
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh cranberries
- 1 1/2 cups sugar original recipe calls for 2 cups. You could cut back to 1 cup if you want it on the tarter side (NOTE: I've made it using 1/2 coconut sugar/ 1/2 cane sugar and it tastes good but the color is more brown, less bright)
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
- 1/2 cup raisins feel free to use less if you want a tarter sauce or are not a fan or raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 tablespoon orange rind or more to taste
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, add orange and cranberry juices, and sugar. Dissolve sugar in juices while bringing to a boil.
- Add cranberries and cook until the berries start popping (generally medium low flame, stir frequently)
- Add raisins, nuts and orange rind
- Continue heating on low for 20-30 minutes
- The sauce will thicken while cooling.
- Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Extras freezes well too.
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I am never going to be able to go back to canned cranberry sauce. This was so simple and they were a good balance of sweet and tarte! Yum:)
haha love it! And love that you love this cranberry sauce as much as we do!
I just made this delicious and easy recipe for Thanksgiving. It’s been my go-to for several years now! One small variation this year: I subbed strawberry nectar for cranberry juice. It’s still as delicious as ever. ❤️😋