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Cranberry Sauce with Orange and Cinnamon

You never need to buy store-bought cranberry sauce again! Make this 4-ingredient cranberry sauce with orange and cinnamon and you’ll see. 🙂

cranberry sauce with orange and cinnamon in a small bowl

Cranberry sauce was never a Thanksgiving must for me until recently. But now the meal feels incomplete without that bitter/sour/sweet flavor to compliment all the rich savory food. I make mine with orange and cinnamon- these flavors go perfectly with cranberries!

Ingredients

Cranberry Sauce with Orange and Cinnamon

  • Cranberries
  • Sugar
  • Orange zest and juice
  • Cinnamon

How to make it

Place cranberries, orange juice/zest, sugar and cinnamon in a pot on the stove over medium heat.

ingredients for cranberry sauce with orange and cinnamon in a pot on the stove

Cook until cranberries begin to burst and sugar dissolves, allow to simmer a few additional moments are you’re set!

cranberry sauce cooking, cranberries are bursting

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cranberry sauce with orange and cinnamon in a small bowl

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Easy and delicious homemade cranberry sauce flavored with orange and cinnamon.

  • Author: Becky Schmieg
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x
  • Category: Condiment
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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  • 12 oz fresh whole cranberries
  • 1 1/4 cup sugar
  • zest from 1 orange
  • juice from 1 orange
  • pinch of cinnamon
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients in a pot over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved and cranberries begin to burst. Reduce heat slightly and allow to simmer for about 5 more minutes.

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