Cranberry Sauce with Oranges
Fresh cranberry sauce with oranges adds a vibrant, sweet-tart twist to the classic Thanksgiving staple. Its zesty flavor pairs perfectly with roast turkey and holiday meals!
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 354kcal
Equipment
- medium saucepan
Ingredients
- 12 oz fresh cranberries
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup pure cane sugar
- 1 tbsp orange zest
- 2 medium oranges
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Wash cranberries in colander and pick out any bad ones.
- Zest oranges. Cut tops and bottoms off oranges. Remove the rest of the peel by cutting in a downward motion. Once all peel is removed, set aside. Cut segments out of the orange, leaving the membrane. Squeeze the juice out of the remaining membrane and pieces of peel into a small bowl.
- Bring water, sugar, and orange juice to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add cranberries to pan and return to a boil. Simmer over medium-low heat for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Once cranberries start to pop, use a wooden spoon to smash some of them against the edge of the pan. Leave about half of the cranberries whole. Simmer 5 minutes more.
- Remove from heat and stir in orange segments, orange zest, and cinnamon. Cool and refrigerate. Serve cold.
To Freeze:
- Put cranberry sauce into quart size zippered bag. Freeze flat and store up to 3 months.
Notes
- Fresh or frozen cranberries can be used for this recipe.
- This recipe uses pure cane sugar, but you can use white sugar or brown sugar or even pure maple syrup (substitute ¾ cup syrup for 1 cup sugar). I like my cranberry sauce on the tart side but you can adjust the amount of sugar in this recipe to your liking.
- Cinnamon adds another layer of flavor to this dish. You can use ground cinnamon or simmer the sauce with a cinnamon stick instead.
- To avoid losing any of the orange juice, cut the oranges above a bowl to catch the juices.
- Don't simmer the sauce for too long or the cranberries start to get bitter. It may look liquidy when it's hot, but cranberries are high in pectin which means the sauce will set up as it cools.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 354kcal | Carbohydrates: 93g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 431mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 70g | Vitamin A: 126IU | Vitamin C: 99mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 1mg
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