Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce
This yummy homemade cranberry sauce is quick, easy and so simple to make! Done in under 20 minutes, it can be served hot or made ahead of time!
Equipment
- 1 saucepan
- 1 spatula or wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 12 ounce cranberries fresh or frozen, whole
Instructions
- Place water and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir occasionally. Once sugar is dissolved, add cranberries and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 10-12 minutes, until all or most of the cranberries have popped. Around minute 8, once they start popping, help them pop by pressing them against the side of the pan. See pictures above to check out the texture and what is should look like.
- Remove from heat and serve warm or allow to cool. Sauce will thicken as it cools.
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Notes
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 10 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months
- See above for a lot of fun variations and ways to make it!
- Use leftovers to do so many wonderful things!
- dip - place it on cream cheese and use it as a dip for crackers
- sandwich spread - use all of your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner leftovers and put them on a sandwich with the cranberry sauce
- make cranberry sauce meatballs
- cheesecake - make a cranberry cheesecake with the leftovers
- muffins - make delicious cranberry orange muffins
Nutrition
Serving: 1large scoopCalories: 116kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 0.2gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.004gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.02gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 35mgFiber: 2gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 26IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 0.1mg
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