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Home » Creative Recipes » Holiday » Thanksgiving » Thanksgiving Sides » Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Homemade Cranberry Sauce for Thanksgiving can be made with only 3 ingredients.

Homemade Cranberry Sauce

BY: Michele
PUBLISHED: Nov 16, 2015
UPDATED: Dec 14, 2020
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This Homemade Cranberry Sauce is so easy, it can be made in 15 minutes, with only 3 ingredients, one of which is fresh cranberries, and tastes far better than the canned stuff.

Homemade Cranberry Sauce for Thanksgiving can be made with only 3 ingredients.

When I was a kid, and even when I was a young adult, I had never tried cranberry sauce, other than what came out of a can, which I did not like.  So if you had asked me during the first half of my life, I would have told you that I did not like cranberry sauce.

This Homemade Cranberry Sauce for Thanksgiving can be made with only 3 ingredients and tastes much better than the canned stuff.

Then one Thanksgiving I was given the assignment to bring the cranberry sauce. So instead of just bringing a can, I decided to learn how to make it from scratch. I was shocked at how easy it was, how few ingredients it required, how quickly it came together, and how delicious it was.

Homemade Cranberry Sauce for Thanksgiving can be made with only 3 ingredients.

Fresh cranberries, water, and sugar are all that is needed to make cranberry sauce. That is the base. Then if you choose you can add things to dress it up or customize it to your liking. You could substitute orange juice for the water, or add cinnamon, nutmeg or allspice. Perhaps you would like currants, pecans, or raisins.

Homemade Cranberry Sauce for Thanksgiving can be made with only 3 ingredients.

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Homemade Cranberry Sauce

This Homemade Cranberry Sauce is so easy, it can be made in 15 minutes, with only 3 ingredients, one of which is fresh cranberries, and tastes far better than the canned stuff.
Course Condiments, Sides
Cuisine American
Keyword Cranberry Sauce, Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes minutes
Total Time 15 minutes minutes
Servings 8
Calories 116kcal
Author Michele @ Flavor Mosaic

Ingredients

  • 1 12-ounce bag fresh cranberries, rinsed
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
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Instructions 

  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat, dissolve 1 cup sugar in 1 cup water. Add all the cranberries and heat for about 10 minutes until most of the cranberries have popped.
  • Remove from heat. Cool completely at room temperature. The cranberry sauce will thicken as it cools. Transfer to a serving dish and either serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 116kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 26IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg

 

Have more cranberries, try this Homemade Fresh Cranberry Christmas Cake.

Homemade Fresh Cranberry Christmas Cake is an easy homemade moist white cake with orange zest that is made from scratch with fresh cranberries.

 

This Cranberry Chicken Salad Sandwich makes a delicious lunch the day after Thanksgiving.

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Filed Under: American, Budget-friendly, Cranberry, Dinner Recipes, Lunch, Quick and Easy, Stove Top, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Sides Tagged With: condiments, cranberries, cranberry sauce, fall, homemade cranberry sauce, sides, Thanksgiving

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