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clear bowl of cranberry sauce from scratch on a wooden table with a spoon, fresh cranberries and oranges slices around it
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Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce

So many people take shortcuts and buy canned cranberry sauce. Here's a SUPER EASY cranberry sauce that takes less than 30 minutes.
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword Christmas, Thanksgiving
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 8
Author Holly- Keeping Life Sane

Ingredients

  • 16 oz. frozen or fresh cranberries
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • Orange zest from one orange
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup water

Instructions

  • Mix all the ingredients, add to a pot, and bring to a boil. The cranberries will start popping. This takes around 5-8 minutes.
  • Once cranberries have popped, turn the heat down and simmer for about 20 minutes to reduce the liquid.
  • Let cool and place in air tight container in refrigerator.