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Easy Cranberry Sauce

Hands-down the easiest, most flavorful cranberry sauce you'll ever make. Sweet, tart, bursting with orange and warm cinnamon notes. Make it once and it'll be your signature holiday move every year!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time2 hours

Ingredients

  • 2 12 oz Bag of Cranberries Fresh or Frozen
  • Zest of one Orange
  • Juice of one Orange
  • 1/2 Cup Water
  • 2 Cups Sugar
  • 1.5 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients into crockpot
  • Stir well to combine
  • Cook on High for 2 hours or Low for 4 hours (stir every 30-45 minutes)
  • Cool and Chill mixture in fridge before serving

Notes

Pick the best cranberries? Fresh cranberries should feel firm. They should be bright red, but a few white ones are fine, they're just less ripe.
Buy Cranberries when they are on sale, because you can freeze them, and for this recipe they can go straight into the crockpot frozen.
Stovetop Version: While this recipe was created to make in a crockpot, this can easily be made on the stove-top with the same results and quicker. Same ingredients - bring to a boil in a pot, reduce to simmer for 12-15 minutes. Just be sure to watch the heat to keep it from scorching and stir frequently.
Sugar Free Version: I have a Keto version of this recipe on my website here, or simply swap the 2 cups of sugar for your favorite sweetener.
Gifting Tip: Lade into cute 8 oz jelly jars, add a fabric lid cover and ribbon. Keeps in the fridge 2 weeks or you can freeze it up to 3 months.