Easy Cranberry Sauce Recipe - WonkyWonderful (2024)

November 14, 2013 By Nicole Harris 11 Comments

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This Thanksgiving, trade in the tin can for this Easy Cranberry Sauce Recipe! Make a full flavored holiday cranberry sauce with tart cranberries, sweet cherries and zesty orange.

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Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Cranberry sauce is one of my favorite things about Thanksgiving. I grew up eating the sauce shaped like a can and it was my favorite even back then. Several years ago I finally decided to give a homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe a try . . . Mind Blown!

First of all, how did I not know how simple it is to make cranberry sauce at home? Second, you can add whatever flavors and ingredients you want. Make it tangy, sweet, savory or even spicy.

Last year I made Cranberry Apple Sauceand for this Thanksgiving I decided to make Cranberry Cherry Sauce. Both are great if you like your sauce to be sweet and tangy.

This post has two recipes for the price of one! Make a large batch of cranberry sauce and use some to make an extra Thanksgiving dessert.

And if you have any leftovers, be sure to check out my Cranberry Sauce Smoothie Recipe!

Cranberry Cherry Sauce

Yield: 2

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

Cranberry Sauce

1 Cup Dark Cherry Juice
Juice and Zest of 1 Large Orange
1 Cup Sugar
1/4 tsp Salt
1 Cup Dried Cherries
24 oz Fresh Cranberries, sorted & cleaned

For Cranberries & Cream

1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
1/4 Cup Sugar
Cool Whip

Instructions

Cranberry Sauce

Combine the cherry juice, orange juice, zest, sugar and salt in a large saucepan.
Over medium heat, dissolve the sugar while stirring for about 3-4 minutes.
Add the cherries and cranberries. Partially cover pot with lid or foil to prevent spatter.
Cook for 10-12 minutes, stir frequently the last 5 minutes.
Remove from heat, transfer to a container and store in the refrigerator.
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For Cranberries and Cream

Leave about 2 cups of cranberry sauce in the pan and decrease the heat to medium/low.
Add the heavy cream and sugar.
Stir and heat until the sugar dissolves. (about 1-2 minutes)
Remove from heat, transfer to a container and refrigerate until cold.
Serve cold with generous amounts of Cool Whip!

Notes

This cranberry sauce and cranberry dessert are better if prepared the day before and refrigerated overnight.

Nutrition Information

Yield 8Serving Size 1
Amount Per ServingCalories 324Total Fat 6gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 17mgSodium 118mgCarbohydrates 69gFiber 4gSugar 58gProtein 1g

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Cranberries and Cream will be a new and interesting Thanksgiving dessert option. And a little bit goes a long way!

More For Your Thanksgiving Table:

Traditional Thanksgiving Menu Ideas

Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallow Gravy

Ham and Bean Soup

Whole 30 Mashed Potatoes

Slow Cooker Turkey Breast

Pineapple Honey Glazed Ham

Reader Interactions

Comments

Chris @ Shared Appetite says
November 15, 2013 at

Mmm adding orange and cherries to cranberry sauce sounds like a great idea!
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- Nicole Harris says
  November 16, 2013 at
  
  It is very tasty. But I love cherries in just about anything! Have a great weekend 😀
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Dina says
November 15, 2013 at

I like the idea of cherries in the cranberry sauce. I’ve never seen it with cream but it looks fabulous!
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- Nicole Harris says
  November 16, 2013 at
  
  Thanks Dina! I am loving the cranberries and cream 🙂
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Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says
November 15, 2013 at

Love this recipe! It looks amazing! Pinning!
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- Nicole Harris says
  November 16, 2013 at
  
  Thanks Sheena!
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Audra says
November 15, 2013 at

This is a wonderful recipe. Love the addition of cherries and oh that yummy, luscious cream! A match made in heaven!
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- Nicole Harris says
  November 16, 2013 at
  
  Thanks Audra! The tart cranberries and sweet cream are definitely a perfect match!
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kathyinozarks says
November 17, 2013 at

I have been making my own for awhile now-love adding blueberries to mine along with orange. Love the idea of adding cream-thank you
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Sky says
November 24, 2013 at

Made your recipe, wow wonderful!! I have never made cranberry (sauce) before, super easy and taste wonderful. PS l never was a cranberry kind of person.
Side not I had someone who like marshmallow(s) in cranberry sauce, but l actually used the *mrshmallow gravy from your mashed sweet potato casserole, with the already creamed sauce. They loved loved it!!
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- Nicole Harris says
  November 24, 2013 at
  
  I’m so glad you like it! I can eat homemade cranberry sauce by the bowl-full … especially with cream. I like your idea to use the marshmallow gravy. I’ll have to try that sometime!
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