This homemade cranberry-orange sauce recipe goes well with turkey or ham!
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I never enjoyed canned cranberry sauce growing up. That was the one Thanksgiving side dish that I always passed on. The first time I remember enjoying cranberry sauce was at my husband’s aunt’s house. She complained that her husband made her buy Trader Joe’s Cranberry Sauce that year. I felt compelled to try it and after one bite I had to defend her husband’s decision. It was the most delicious cranberry relish I had ever tasted. For years, it was a staple at our Thanksgiving dinner.
Last year I wasn’t able to make the 30-minute drive to pick up some cranberry-orange relish, so I decided to make a copycat recipe for Trader Joe’s Cranberry Sauce. Fortunately, my experimenting yielded a flavorful recipe that my family enjoyed as much as Pilgrim Joe’s Cranberry-Orange Relish.
This is what the cranberries look like right before they begin to pop.
If you haven’t cooked fresh cranberries before, I should warn you that they “pop” when they are boiled. Their little explosions mean that you don’t have to do any work smashing them later to create the sauce.
Cranberry-Orange Sauce Recipe
Ingredients:
- 12 ounces fresh, whole cranberries
- 1 cup orange juice
- zest of one orange
- ¾ cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar or other granulated sugar)
- ¼ cup honey
- 1½ teaspoon cinnamon
Directions:
1. Add the cranberries, orange zest, orange juice, sugar, honey, and cinnamon to a medium pot.
2. Cook, while stirring over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
3. Once the sugar dissolves bring the mixture to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Pour the sauce into a bowl and cover it. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Serve the Cranberry-Orange Sauce chilled.
Use the leftover cranberry sauce in place of mayonnaise on turkey sandwiches.
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Cranberry-Orange Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 ounces fresh whole cranberries
- 1 cup orange juice
- zest of one orange
- ¾ cup coconut sugar or brown sugar or other granulated sugar
- ¼ cup honey
- 1½ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Add the cranberries, orange zest, orange juice, sugar, honey, and cinnamon to a medium pot.
- Cook, while stirring over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
- Once the sugar dissolves bring the mixture to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Pour the sauce into a bowl and cover it. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Serve the Cranberry-Orange Sauce chilled.
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peachkins says
This is perfect for chicken!
Swathi says
I haven’t tried making homemade cranberry sauce, may be next time I will make it. Thanks for hosting and sharing this wonderful recipes with Hearth and soul blog hop.
April @ The 21st Century Housewife says
I really like the sound of this wonderful cranberry sauce. The sweetness of the orange juice is such a great foil to the tart cranberries. Thank you for sharing it with the Hearth and Soul hop.
Elsa says
I love the additions, I will have to give them a try! 🙂