Cranberry Orange Sauce (Easy Recipe)

Homemade cranberry orange sauce adds a tasty sweetness to Holiday dishes, sandwiches, cheese boards and so much more. Plus, you only need 4 ingredients!

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This cranberry orange sauce is a staple Christmas & Thanksgiving side dish. My favorite way to use this sauce is in Cranberry Brie bites using crescent dough, brie cheese & cranberry sauce. I like to add Pancetta to the top. It is my favorite holiday appetizer, Recipe HERE

Ingredients for Cranberry Orange Sauce:

• fresh cranberries
• white granulated sugar
• medium orange
• fresh orange juice

Need more side dish recipes?

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• Healthy Carrot & Sprouts Slaw 
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Tools You’ll Need:

• medium size pan
• zester
• Potato Masher

Cranberry Orange Sauce

Yield about 2 cups

Ingredients

• 12 oz cleaned, fresh cranberries
• 1 cup white granulated sugar
• Zest 1 medium orange
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice (I leave in the pulp)

Instructions

• Prep the ingredients according to the list above.
• Put a medium size cooking pan over medium high heat. Add all the ingredients. Stir until the sugar is dissolved and bring to a boil. Cook for about 5 minutes, until the cranberries become soft.
• Optional: use a potato masher to mash up the cranberries make the consistency more smooth
• Turn off the heat and add the sauce to a bowl. Allow the sauce to cool completely, it will thicken as it cools.
• Enjoy