Homemade Cranberry Sauce with a Pinch of Cinnamon and Nutmeg -

Homemade cranberry sauce recipe for Thanksgiving!

Every Saturday for the next two months I’m going to share a few recipes from my new cookbooks that you might be able to use for the holidays. Yummy casseroles, stuffing, and ways to use leftover turkey. And I’ll share some delicious tea and cookie recipes as well, because you know, it’s the holidays! Who doesn’t want a cookie before, during, and after all the feasting? Especially an easy 3 ingredient cookie recipe that’s quick and easy to whip up!

Today, we’ll start with a homemade cranberry sauce recipe, which I’ve posted below.

Happy cooking!

Shanna

Homemade Cranberry Sauce with a Pinch of Cinnamon and Nutmeg

Recipe from Favorite Side Dishes for Thanksgiving—It’s Not All About the Turkey!

Prep: 5 min Cook: 10 min Serves: 10

Ingredients

12 oz whole fresh cranberries

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 cup orange juice

Pinch of cinnamon

Pinch of nutmeg

1 tsp vanilla extract

Orange zest

Directions

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, dissolve sugar in the orange juice. Stir in the cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla.
Add the cranberries and cook while stirring, until they start to pop, about 10 minutes. Cook and stir occasionally until it thickens, turns dark red, and all the cranberries have popped. It needs to be thick like a sauce.
Remove from heat. Pour the sauce into a bowl and set aside to continue to thicken as it cools.
Serve with a little zest of orange peel on top, if desired.

Tip!

If you want the cranberry sauce less chunky, use a potato masher and mash to desired texture.