Homemade Cranberry Sauce with Orange Juice Recipe

This easy Cranberry Sauce with Orange Juice is perfect for a Thanksgiving dinner! I love the hint of orange in this homemade cranberry sauce recipe for a lovely tangy flavor!

This delicious homemade cranberry sauce is made with a few ingredients and is perfect for a holiday meal and no Thanksgiving table is complete without it.

This is one of our easy Thanksgiving recipes for your holiday table.

Why You Will Love This Recipe

Easy Recipe. This recipe is the  easiest recipe ever with just a handful of ingredients. This is an old fashioned Cranberry sauce made with orange juice or fresh oranges.

Tasty. This is the best cranberry sauce recipe. It is made with fresh cranberries and is full of cranberry and orange flavors. It is great with roast turkey and also great with ed sleftover turkey sandwiches. is the perfect combination

Fresh. Fresh cranberry sauce tastes so much better than the canned stuff. This easy homemade cranberry sauce recipe is perfect for the holiday season.

Today’s simple recipe is perfect with your Thanksgiving turkey and it is a wonderful complement to a turkey sandwich. 

Cranberry Sauce with Orange Juice Ingredients

Cranberries. This recipe is made with raw cranberries and the season for cranberries is super short. It is typically available in the markets from October through December. If you cannot find fresh, frozen is the next best thing. Buy extra cranberries, you can also make these easy cranberry muffins.

Orange juice. Fresh orange juice is best.

Sugar. I use white sugar

How to Make Cranberry Orange Sauce

Full recipe in recipe card.

Cook the cranberries in a medium saucepan on the stove over medium heat.

Cook until boiling. 

Let cooked sauce cool. Served cooled sauce at room temperature.

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Cranberry Orange Sauce is the perfect recipe for your holiday menu.

Time saving and Helpful Tips

•  I like to make this the day before and let it chill in the refrigerator. 
• Don't want to take the time to juice the oranges? Substitute ½ cup of prepared orange juice for the juice from oranges. 
• If you want a smooth cranberry sauce, you can puree it in a blender or food processor after it has cooked.
• The sugar and orange juice help cut the tartness of the cranberries, adjust to your liking.
• Use a large saucepan with a heavy bottom to prevent the sauce from burning.
• Serve with butter and a dinner roll.
• Store leftover cranberry sauce in an airtight container.

Recipe FAQs

What kind of cranberries should I use?

You can use fresh or frozen cranberries to make homemade cranberry sauce. If you are using frozen cranberries, there is no need to thaw them before cooking.

How long should I cook the cranberry sauce?

Cranberry sauce should be cooked until the cranberries have popped and the sauce has thickened. This will typically take about 15-20 minutes.

How do I store homemade cranberry sauce?

Homemade cranberry sauce can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. It can also be frozen for up to 3 months.

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Cranberry Orange Sauce

Raquel Pineira

This easy Cranberry Orange Sauce is perfect for a Thanksgiving dinner! I love the hint of orange in this homemade cranberry sauce recipe for a lovely tangy flavor!

5 from 37 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Vegetables and Side Dishes

Cuisine American

Servings 8

Calories 142 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 2 cups fresh cranberries
• 1 ¼ cups of water
• 1 cup of sugar
• ⅔ cup orange juice

Instructions

 

• Wash and drain cranberries.
• Bring water to a boil and add cranberries, sugar and orange juice.
• Boil for about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Notes

• • If you want a smooth cranberry sauce, you can puree it in a blender or food processor after it has cooked.

• • The sugar and orange juice help cut the tartness of the cranberries, adjust to your liking.

• • Use a large saucepan with a heavy bottom to prevent the sauce from burning.

• • Serve with butter and a dinner roll.
  • ⅔ cup of orange juice is equivalent to the juice in 2 oranges. 

• • Store leftover cranberry sauce in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 142kcalCarbohydrates: 36gSodium: 21mgFiber: 2gSugar: 33g

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