Cranberry Sauce

A Homemade cranberry sauce recipe that is not only simple to make but it tastes amazing. You'll have everyone wowed at your Christmas & Thanksgiving spread this year.

Homemade cranberry sauce in a serving bowl

Cranberry sauce is such an easy recipe to make and it can be made a day or two before time. The first year I made this recipe, my dinner guests said how lovely it was to have homemade cranberry sauce on their turkey. After hearing how much everyone liked it, I have not used a shop bought cranberry sauce since. I hope you and your guests will love it too.

How should cranberry sauce be served?

Cranberry sauce or relish as it's also known should be served at room temperature. Also its best to get the sauce out of the fridge a couple of hours before dinner is served.

Is cranberry sauce good for you?

Cranberries themselves are considered a super food because of there many health benefits. Plus cranberries have high nutritional and antioxidant content. Cranberries contain vital B vitamins such as thiamin, riboflavin and niacin, they are also a great source of vitamin C and E too. The high amount of antioxidants in cranberries play a role in immune function and may help reduce the risk of heart disease and even some types of cancers.

What can I use cranberry sauce with?

Cranberry sauce doesn't have to stop at turkey, I actually love to use this colorful sauce in quite a few recipes. Of course you can make good use of your Christmas leftovers by making a turkey sandwich with cranberry sauce. Try adding a little sauce to a yogurt and granola breakfast in the morning. Or topping your French toast with warm cranberry sauce and fresh whipped cream. Or even toast a bagel, smother it in cream cheese and add a dollop of sauce to top it off. Last but not least one of my favorites, muddle the cranberry sauce. Then add a little to the bottom of a champagne glass and top it off with your favorite bottle of bubbly, you can thank me later for that one.

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How many calories in cranberry sauce?

The calorie content for cranberry sauce is about 150 calories for every 100g. The cranberry sauce itself contains quite a bit of sugar so should be eaten in moderation. Homemade cranberry sauce is a great seasonal treat and can be used in so many fun festive recipes.

Cranberry sauce is such an easy recipe to make and it can be made a day or two before time. The first year I made this recipe, my dinner guests said how lovely it was to have homemade cranberry sauce on their turkey. After hearing how much everyone liked it, I have not used a shop bought cranberry sauce since. I hope you and your guests will love it too.

How should cranberry sauce be served?

Cranberry sauce or relish as it's also known should be served at room temperature. Also its best to get the sauce out of the fridge a couple of hours before dinner is served.

Is cranberry sauce good for you?

Cranberries themselves are considered a super food because of there many health benefits. Plus cranberries have high nutritional and antioxidant content. Cranberries contain vital B vitamins such as thiamin, riboflavin and niacin, they are also a great source of vitamin C and E too. The high amount of antioxidants in cranberries play a role in immune function and may help reduce the risk of heart disease and even some types of cancers.

What can I use cranberry sauce with?

Cranberry sauce doesn't have to stop at turkey, I actually love to use this colorful sauce in quite a few recipes. Of course you can make good use of your Christmas leftovers by making a turkey sandwich with cranberry sauce. Try adding a little sauce to a yogurt and granola breakfast in the morning. Or topping your French toast with warm cranberry sauce and fresh whipped cream. Or even toast a bagel, smother it in cream cheese and add a dollop of sauce to top it off. Last but not least one of my favorites, muddle the cranberry sauce. Then add a little to the bottom of a champagne glass and top it off with your favorite bottle of bubbly, you can thank me later for that one.

Cranberry Sauce Recipe | Homemade Cranberry Sauce | Christmas recipe Ideas

How many calories in cranberry sauce?

The calorie content for cranberry sauce is about 150 calories for every 100g. The cranberry sauce itself contains quite a bit of sugar so should be eaten in moderation. Homemade cranberry sauce is a great seasonal treat and can be used in so many fun festive recipes.

Homemade cranberry sauce in a serving bowl

Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Jennifer Ryan
This sweet and tangy homemade cranberry sauce recipe is not only simple to make but it tastes amazing. You'll have everyone wowed at your Christmas & Thanksgiving spread this year.
5 from 10 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
cooling time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 1 Small bowl
Calories 989 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Instructions
 

  • First step to making homemade cranberry sauce is to wash your fresh cranberries and discard any damaged ones.
    320 g Fresh cranberries
    Wash cranberries before adding to the pan
  • Place all the ingredients into a medium sized saucepan.
    125 ml Orange juice, 125 ml Water, 200 g White sugar, 1 Zest of one orange, 320 g Fresh cranberries
    Adding ingredients to cranberry sauce pan.
  • Cook your cranberry sauce over a medium heat for about 10-15 minutes or until the cranberries have all burst and the mixture is looking more like a sauce.
    Cook cranberry sauce recipe on a medium heat
  • Remove your sauce from the heat and set the pan to one side to cool a little. About 5 minutes or so will be fine.
    Remove cranberry sauce from the heat.
  • Transfer the cranberry sauce into a serving bowl and store in the fridge to chill. The cranberry sauce will thicken more as it cools.
    Pouring Homemade cranberry sauce into a serving bowl.
  • Remove your homemade cranberry sauce from the fridge a few hours before serving to allow it to reach room temperature.
    Homemade cranberry sauce in a serving bowl

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Notes

Tips & Tricks 
Cranberry sauce goes great with most meats not just turkey, I love it with pork chops on a bed of salad.
Cranberry sauce should be served at room temperature, its best to get the sauce out of the fridge a couple of hours before dinner is served.
If your big on planning you can prepare and freeze your homemade cranberry sauce long before Christmas or thanksgiving and just defrost it the night before your family dinner.

Nutrition

Calories: 989kcalCarbohydrates: 255gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 16mgPotassium: 551mgFiber: 16gSugar: 223gVitamin A: 492IUVitamin C: 121mgCalcium: 64mgIron: 1mg
Keyword berry recipes, christams recipes, christmas dinner ideas, cranberries, cranberry sauce, seasonal recipes, thanks giving, winter berries
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