Best Ever Cranberry Sauce
Perfectly sweet and tart, this cranberry sauce is flavored with orange juice and fresh sage. It’s the perfect addition to your holiday dinner.
Taste and Texture
Sweet and tart, with flavors of cranberry (obviously), but also orange juice and fresh sage. The flavors pair well to satisfy the familiar taste of cranberry sauce with the exciting addition of citrus and earthy sage. The texture is soft and jelly-like, with some thin juice spilling out, and soft fresh cranberries.
Only five ingredients
How to make Cranberry Sauce
Making this cranberry sauce is super easy. Throw the orange juice, water, sage and granulated sugar in a small saucepan and bring it to a boil, then add the cranberries and simmer until they pop and the sauce thickens and coats the back of a spoon.
The entire process takes around 20 minutes – super fast and super easy. This makes it the perfect make-ahead dish to reduce the workload on Thanksgiving or Christmas Day.
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Easy Cranberry Sauce with Orange and Sage
Cranberry Orange Sage Sauce is an easy and fast recipe for homemade cranberry sauce. Make Thanksgiving meal prep easy by making this ahead.
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 3 cups 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 3 leaves fresh sage
- 12 oz fresh cranberries
Instructions
- Place the granulated sugar, water, orange juice and sage in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar.
- Add the cranberries and reduce heat to low, then remove the sage leaves.
- Cover the saucepan and simmer 10-15 minutes, until the cranberries have burst and the sauce thickens.
- Remove from heat and let cool completely.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Stove
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
