Cranberry Orange Sauce Recipe
This Orange Cranberry cranberry sauce is infused with orange zest and juice and cinnamon, and sweetened with honey. Store-bought is no match for homemade orange cranberry sauce!
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup honey, or add to taste
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup orange juice, freshly squeezed from 1 large orange
- 1 tsp orange zest, lightly packed, from the same orange*
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 12 oz cranberries, fresh or frozen
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine 2/3 cup honey, 1/4 cup water, 1/4 cup orange juice, 1 tsp orange zest and 1 cinnamon stick. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring to dissolve honey.
- Add 12 oz cranberries and bring to a boil. Once boiling, adjust heat to keep at a low boil and cook 10 minutes uncovered, stirring occasionally. Cranberries will burst and sauce will begin to thicken. A minute or so before turning off the heat, taste for sweetness and add more honey to taste for a sweeter sauce. Keep in mind the sauce will thicken when it cools.
- Remove from heat, discard cinnamon stick and cool cranberry sauce to room temperature then refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
*Zest the orange before juicing it (it's much easier!). Be sure you only zest the orange peel and not the white portion which can make the sauce bitter. Don't use more than 1 tsp or it overwhelms the sauce.
Nutrition Facts
Cranberry Orange Sauce Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
88
% Daily Value*
Sodium
1
mg
0
%
Potassium
53
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
23
g
8
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
20
g
22
%
Vitamin A
35
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
8
mg
10
%
Calcium
8
mg
1
%
Iron
0.2
mg
1
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
