Fast and Easy Home-made Cranberry Sauce
This Fast and Easy Home-Made Cranberry Sauce is a classic and honestly deserves to be on your table. Home-made Cranberry Sauce made with fresh organic whole cranberries, freshly squeezed lemon and orange juice, orange zest and vanilla extract. Cranberry Sauce is the ultimate side dish.
- Prep Time: 5 Minutes
- Cook Time: 27 Minutes
- Total Time: 32 Minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Side Dishes
- Method: Stove-Top
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
Scale
- 2– 12 Ounce Bags Organic Cranberries
- Juice from one Lemon
- Zest and Juice for one larger size Orange
- 1 3/4 Cups Granulated Sugar
- 2 Tbsp Granulated Sugar
- 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Take the cranberries and add it to a medium sized pan.
- Turn the burner on low.
- Sprinkle the 1 and 3/4 cups of sugar over the cranberries.
- Add the juice from one lemon.
- Zest 1 larger size orange. Also use the juice from that orange and add it to the cranberries.
- Add 1 Tsp of Vanilla Extract.
- Let the cranberries cook on low for 15 minutes. Stir occasionally and let the sugar and juices fully combine.
- After the 15 minutes, bump up the heat to medium, and let it cook for an additional 12 minutes.
- Let it cool for a couple minutes and using a potato masher, start smashing the cranberries until you have reached your desired consistency. I personally like them mostly smashed but do leave some chunks. The longer it cooks the thicker it will be.
- Add the final 2 tablespoons of sugar and stir to combine.
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