Homemade Cranberry Sauce (The Best)
“Learn how to make homemade cranberry sauce using fresh cranberries. A splash of orange and pomegranate juices takes this from-scratch cranberry sauce to the next level! Easy and quick to make!”
Watch me make this homemade cranberry sauce from start to finish!!
Hey, don’t forget the cranberry sauce!!! Thanksgiving is just not the same without it in my family. It really completes the meal to have that dark, ruby, sweet, tangy stuff stashed on the side of your plate.
Cranberry sauce is so easy and quick to make that there really isn’t a reason why everyone shouldn’t make it homemade. It blows that canned, jelly stuff out of the water.
However, I won’t lie to yall, I use to love that canned cranberry sauce as a kid. It was so cool how it use to slowly plop out of the can and still had that canned shape. Although I could never eat very much of it, way too sweet. I can eat this homemade cranberry sauce by the spoonful!
This homemade cranberry sauce is super easy, sweet, tangy, and delicious!! You just can’t beat the taste of fresh cranberries. No siree Bob! The pomegranate juice goes so well with it too! I’ve been convinced that cranberry and pomegranate are like the best couple ever! They belong together and complement each other flavor beautifully.
If you’re not a fan of pomegranate juice then I highly suggest you use cranberry juice as a replacement. It tastes just as good, but without the pomegranate aftertaste that some folks dislike. You can also use water as a last resort. And I do mean the VERY last result.
*TIP* Becca on my Facebook fan page said she replaced the pomegranate juice with fresh granny smith apple juice and she was “IN FREAKING HEAVEN” I just had to share this tip because I LOVE apple with cranberry and will def. try out both on Thanksgiving!! Thanks Becca!!
Get the Recipe: Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients
- 12 oz fresh cranberries
- 3/4 cup sugar, can add more or less
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice, juice of 2-3 oranges
- 1/2 cup 100% pomegranate juice
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium heat, add cranberries, sugar, orange juice and pomegranate juice.
- Stir to dissolve the sugar.
- Let simmer over medium heat until almost all of the cranberries have popped.
- Stir occasionally and continue cooking until sauce has thickened and most of the liquid has evaporated.
- Pour into a serving dish.
- Sauce will thicken and set as it cools and gets better the next day.
- Serve.
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Notes
Replace the pomegranate juice with cranberry or apple juice or water if desired.
This gets better as it sits so make it ahead.
It will also thicken and set as it cools. Don't skip that FRESH orange juice.
This recipe is everything…i tried it for Thanksgiving…..and im completely loving it…..ive also tried your collard greens recipe…and i have no complaints…..Great recipes!
Ok I admit it..I hate Cranberry sauce. Canned or homemade I’ve never liked the stuff. But I love to cook! One year for Thanksgiving I decided to tried a homemade version of sauce and use the canned stuff. We have a huge crowd so I figured I’d reach more taste buds that way. My wife’s family LOVED the homemade stuff but when I tasted it I still hated it. (Time to load up the plates going home with this stuff) But I decided to try your recipe this year and WOW! I couldn’t get enough of it. Thanks for sharing. I’m going to search your dessert section for more ideas. Peace and love girl!!
I cant believe its that time of the year again to make this delicious tasting cranberry sauce and not just for my man who loves it, but his family and grandkids way up in WA. this year.
I added 1/2 tsp of allspice and 1/2 tsp of cinnamon….smelled delicious and the taste was amazing. So easy and a great addition to our meal.
This is the best cranberry sauce I have ever eaten. I will never buy store bought cranberry sauce again. I followed the recipe as shown. This stuff is great.
This is my second year making this. Love it! Great recipe!