Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Name: Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Total time: 20 mins
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 1 cup white sugar; 1 (12 ounce) package fresh cranberries (such as Ocean Spray®)

This fresh cranberry sauce is the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving dinner. This easy recipe takes only 20 minutes and requires 3 ingredients: fresh cranberries, sugar, and water.

Total time20 mins
Cook time20 mins
Yield16

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Ingredients

1 cup water
1 cup white sugar
1 (12 ounce) package fresh cranberries (such as Ocean Spray®)

Instructions

Gather all of your ingredients.
Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Add sugar and cook, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved (about 5 minutes).
Stir the cranberries into the saucepan and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer until the cranberries have popped and the sauce has thickened (about 10 minutes, or longer for desired consistency). The longer it simmers, the smoother it will become.
Pour the sauce into a serving dish or jars and cover. The cranberry sauce will gel as it cools, thanks to the natural pectin in the cranberries.
Before serving, mix the cranberry sauce gently with a fork.

Nutrition

Calories: 58 kcal
Fiber Content: 1 g
Sugar Content: 13 g
Sodium Content: 1 mg
Protein Content: 0 g
Carbohydrate Content: 15 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g