Homemade Cranberry Sauce
A perfect balance of fresh, sweet and tart, this clean eat cranberry sauce is the perfect way to add a vibrant kick of flavor and color to your plate!
Servings: 8
Calories: 77kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup orange juice (fresh squeezed)
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup raw cane sugar
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 1 strip fresh orange peel (optional)
- 3 cloves
- ⅛ tsp Himalayan salt
- 12 oz fresh cranberries
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, add the orange juice, water, sugar, cinnamon stick, orange peel, cloves, and salt and bring to a low simmer for 5 minutes until all the sugar is dissolved and the spices have steeped and are fragrant.
- Remove and discard the cinnamon stick, cloves, and orange peel.
- Add in the cranberries and continue to simmer on med-heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until most of the cranberries have popped and broken down.
- Cool for 20 minutes. The sauce will naturally thicken as it cools.
- Enjoy at room temp or chilled. Store leftovers in an airtight container or jar for up to two weeks in your refrigerator.
Notes
- You can add more sugar as needed to adjust the sweetness of the sauce but I recommend no more than 3/4 cups of sugar.
- As the cranberries are heated they will pop and can cause minimal spatter. This is normal.