World’s Best Cranberry Sauce

Last updated on March 29th, 2018 at 03:52 pm

World’s Best Cranberry Sauce – Your Thanksgiving table is not complete without this cranberry sauce made from scratch. A hint of nutmeg, lots of orange zest and a bit of vanilla complete this incredible cranberry sauce.

Perhaps it may be a bit presumptuous of me to name this recipe world’s best cranberry sauce, but it wasn’t me that decided upon this name but everyone who has tried this recipe, so that name stuck. And trust me when I say that it is incredibly delicious, and I’m not usually a fan of cranberry sauce, but I can’t stop eating this one. Neither could hubs, and he couldn’t stop boasting about how good it was.

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As I said, not a big fan of cranberries here whereas my husband can eat them raw right out of the bag. I simply can’t understand that, I need lots of sugar on my cranberries before I can eat them. For example, I love sugared cranberries, or I love this cranberry sauce but could never eat them raw because of their tartness.

This cranberry sauce is extremely simple to make and it’s made with ingredients you probably have in your pantry right now. We’re talking sugar, you need lots of sugar to balance out the tartness of the cranberries, orange juice, because I just love the combination of cranberries with orange juice and lots of orange zest. I also added a pinch of nutmeg, because it’s the holidays and nutmeg is a must in almost anything, plus it adds that nice nuttiness to the sauce. Then the last ingredient I added which was almost an afterthought was a bit of vanilla extract, but gives the sauce that homey vanilla smell which again smells like the holidays for me.

You cook this on medium heat for about 10 minutes, and at the end you end up with the perfect cranberry sauce. Of course other ingredients can be added like some chopped pecans, which I have done before and it was really nice, you can also add some raisins or other spices like cinnamon. However, this is my basic cranberry sauce which you can’t go wrong with. It really is delicious and a must on every Thanksgiving table.

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World's Best Cranberry Sauce

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

Your Thanksgiving table is not complete without this cranberry sauce made from scratch. A hint of nutmeg, lots of orange zest and a bit of vanilla complete this incredible cranberry sauce.

Course: Sauce, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: 8

Calories: 102 kcal

Author: Joanna Cismaru

Ingredients

• 12 oz cranberries (1 bag), rinsed
• 1/2 cup orange juice store bought or freshly squeezed
• 3/4 cup sugar granulated
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg ground
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp orange zest

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Instructions

1. Add all the ingredients to a smaller pot and stir to combine. Turn the heat to a medium-high and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.

2. Reduce the heat to a medium and continue cooking for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. You will notice the cranberries will burst as they cook. 

3. Let cool completely at room temperature before serving.

Recipe Notes

Store the cranberry sauce in a bowl wrapped with plastic wrap or in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

 

Please note the sauce will thicken as it cools.

 

Other optional ingredients to add to the sauce are pecans, raisins, cinnamon.

 

Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

 

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