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Fresh Cranberry Sauce

October 2, 2020 by Lindsay 49 Comments

This Fresh Cranberry Sauce is simple to make, ready in 15 minutes and tastes great on everything from turkey to oatmeal! Make a batch and enjoy on your favorite breakfast, lunch, dinner and holiday recipes!

This Fresh Cranberry Sauce is simple to make, ready in 15 minutes and tastes great on everything from turkey to oatmeal! Make a batch and enjoy on your favorite breakfast, lunch, dinner and holiday recipes!

*Photos updated 12/8/15*

Hi Friends!

Let’s talk about cranberries for a moment shall we? Particularly this cranberry sauce. I first posted it on my blog 3 years ago around Thanksgiving time and it’s one of my most favorite family recipes. I fall in love with all all over again every year, and considering the fact that I’ve made 3 batches of this sauce in the past week, I think it’s safe to say this year is no exception.

So, I thought it was worthy of sharing one more time on the blog. Plus, I got my act together and took some prettier pictures for you!

This Fresh Cranberry Sauce is simple to make, ready in 15 minutes and tastes great on everything from turkey to oatmeal! Make a batch and enjoy on your favorite breakfast, lunch, dinner and holiday recipes!

Gah! Don’t you just want to dive right into that jar?!!

Here’s how you make it:

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Fresh Cranberry Sauce

fresh cranberry sauce
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★★★★★

4.5 from 2 reviews

An easy and delicious way to add some fresh fall flavor to your meals!

  • Author: Author: Lindsay L
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

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  • 2/3 – 3/4 c sugar
  • 1 bag fresh cranberries
  • 1/2 c white wine vinegar
  • 1/4 c water
  • 1 Tbsp orange peel
  • 1 cinnamon stick

Instructions

  1. Combine the sugar, vinegar and water in a saucepan. Heat to a boil, then reduce to simmer and stir until sugar dissolves.
  2. Add cranberries, cinnamon stick and orange peel.
  3. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until cranberries burst.
  4. Remove from heat and fish out the cinnamon stick and orange peel.
  5. Cool and eat!

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I’m pretty much incapable of eating my Thanksgiving turkey without it being smothered with this sauce.

This Fresh Cranberry Sauce is simple to make, ready in 15 minutes and tastes great on everything from turkey to oatmeal! Make a batch and enjoy on your favorite breakfast, lunch, dinner and holiday recipes!

I’ve been putting this stuff on everything. I put it in my oatmeal, I put it on my bacon, egg & cheese sandwich this weekend, I even mixed it into the salmon sliders I’m sharing with you on Friday!

This Fresh Cranberry Sauce is simple to make, ready in 15 minutes and tastes great on everything from turkey to oatmeal! Make a batch and enjoy on your favorite breakfast, lunch, dinner and holiday recipes!

I like mine pretty tart, so I use closer to 2/3 c sugar, but you’ll have to experiment to find your desired level of sweetness. If you like it sweeter, try 3/4 – 1 cup sugar.

This Fresh Cranberry Sauce is simple to make, ready in 15 minutes and tastes great on everything from turkey to oatmeal! Make a batch and enjoy on your favorite breakfast, lunch, dinner and holiday recipes!

Let’s chat:
Are you a fan of fresh cranberry sauce?

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

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Lindsay Livingston is a Registered Dietitian and new mom from Columbus, Ohio. On her blog, she shares simple, healthy recipes, nutrition tips, workouts and snapshots of her life. Follow her on Twitter @LeanGrnBeanBlog and Instagram @TheLeanGreenBean and be sure to subscribe via RSS or email so you never miss a post!

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Comments

  1. Ana says

    December 3, 2013 at 12:57 AM

    I do love cranberry sauce, but have never attempted my own! Maybe I’ll give it a shot!

    ★★★★

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      December 3, 2013 at 9:41 PM

      definitely give it a try!

      Reply
  2. Linz @ Itz Linz says

    December 3, 2013 at 6:19 AM

    i do like cranberry sauce, but definitely don’t eat it nearly enough! i love ordering it on turkey sandwiches when places provide that option! and honestly i’ve always been intimidated to buy fresh cranberries, but your recipe seems so simple!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      December 3, 2013 at 9:40 PM

      you could def handle it!

      Reply
  3. Kierston @candyfit says

    December 3, 2013 at 6:53 AM

    Yum! Nothing like fresh cranberry sauce. Love the tartness of it.

    Reply
  4. Coco says

    December 3, 2013 at 7:18 AM

    That sounds like my mom’s recipe. I love it! I bought some plain yogurt just so I can have some with cranberry sauce. It’s also fantastic on peanut butter toast!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      December 3, 2013 at 9:40 PM

      oooh yum!

      Reply
  5. Rachel @ Undercover Diva: A Sitcom says

    December 3, 2013 at 7:53 AM

    I made my own cranberry sauce this year! I LOVED it! So easy, so tasty. I didn’t use a ton of sugar, either, so it was very tart. Definitely good 🙂

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      December 3, 2013 at 9:38 PM

      love it!!

      Reply
  6. Sam @ Better With Sprinkles says

    December 3, 2013 at 8:10 AM

    I don’t think I’ve ever made fresh cranberry sauce, to be honest…it’s more of an afterthought at my family holidays, so we always go for the canned variety. It might be fun to make a homemade version though!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      December 3, 2013 at 9:38 PM

      yes! you should try sometime for sure!

      Reply
  7. Jody - Fit at 56 says

    December 3, 2013 at 9:33 AM

    Never made it but I keep seeing delicious recipes – yours included!!! 🙂

    Reply
  8. Sara @ LovingOnTheRun says

    December 3, 2013 at 9:41 AM

    Yumm!! I ended up buying mine for Thanksgiving because the husband is not a fan BUT this looks like a great recipe to try sometime! It probably tastes a lot better than what I bought too!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      December 3, 2013 at 9:37 PM

      yay! hope you get to try it!

      Reply
  9. Running Hutch says

    December 3, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    Yum. I do basically that, but no water or vinegar. Sometimes less sugar and a bit of orange juice. My mom does it this way now also instead of buying the can, thank heavens!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      December 3, 2013 at 9:35 PM

      woohoo! love the from the can converts!

      Reply
  10. Kelly @ Kelly Runs for Food says

    December 3, 2013 at 11:36 AM

    Love this! I’ve never made homemade cranberry sauce, but it looks super easy so I definitely pinned this for later. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      December 3, 2013 at 9:35 PM

      yay! let me know if you try it!

      Reply
  11. Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and Health says

    December 3, 2013 at 11:48 AM

    i like cranberry sauce a lot; I made a compote last year.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      December 3, 2013 at 9:34 PM

      ooh that sounds good!

      Reply
  12. Jan @ Sprouts n Squats says

    December 3, 2013 at 3:00 PM

    I love cranberry sauce but I’ve never seen fresh cranberries or even frozen ones here in Australia, we only seem to have the dried ones. This looks yum though.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      December 3, 2013 at 9:34 PM

      such a bummmer!

      Reply
  13. [email protected] says

    December 3, 2013 at 3:49 PM

    I LOVE homemade Cranberry sauce! I made a huge batch for Thanksgiving and have been eating it on everything. I’ve never put vinegar in though! I’ll have to try that and see how it alters the taste.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      December 3, 2013 at 9:33 PM

      yes! try it for sure. Would love to know what you think!

      Reply
  14. Christie @ Kissesandkale.blogspot.com says

    December 3, 2013 at 5:10 PM

    Yum! I love cranberry sauce! I didn’t get any for Thanksgiving this year and I’ve been craving it ever since. I’ll have to save this recipe for sure.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      December 3, 2013 at 9:31 PM

      yes! hope you get a chance to make it!

      Reply
  15. Domi @ Eat, Pray, Lift says

    December 3, 2013 at 7:46 PM

    Mmmmm I am all about homemade cranberry sauce! Just made some this afternoon during a frenzy of food prep. 🙂 I’ll have to try this recipe next time!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      December 3, 2013 at 9:31 PM

      yay! hope you like it!

      Reply
  16. Matt @ Runner Savvy says

    December 3, 2013 at 7:57 PM

    Looks good! My mom always serves the nasty canned stuff.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      December 3, 2013 at 9:31 PM

      haha nooooo stay away from that 🙂

      Reply
  17. Christine @ Love, Life, Surf says

    December 3, 2013 at 8:55 PM

    YUM! This looks delicious.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      December 3, 2013 at 9:30 PM

      Thanks Christine!

      Reply
  18. Purelytwins says

    December 4, 2013 at 7:59 AM

    we need to start making our own cranberry sauce for the family. Since we don’t eat it, we never really think to make one.

    Reply
  19. Tam says

    December 4, 2013 at 9:02 AM

    This year I made it to go with pork tenderloin and served it warm. It was delicious! Love it!

    Reply
  20. Leanne says

    December 10, 2014 at 11:17 AM

    Thinking of making this for Christmas. Curious how many or what weight of cranberries are in “one bag”?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      December 10, 2014 at 4:37 PM

      i think it’s 8 oz.

      Reply

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