Name: Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 12 oz fresh or frozen cranberries; 3/4 cup water; 3/4 cup powdered sugar; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Skip the canned stuff and go for homemade! This Homemade Cranberry Sauce takes only 15 minutes to make and is lick-the-spoon delicious.

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This cranberry sauce lets the fabulous flavor of cranberries take center stage. It may be blasphemy, but I’ve never cared for the orange flavor in cranberry sauce, which led to me not really loving cranberry sauce.

One Thanksgiving I decided to make it without orange juice… and I fell madly in love! I invite you to try this recipe and see if it’s the cranberry sauce recipe of your dreams too (I hope it is!).

Why You Will Love Cranberry Sauce

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Ingredients Needed for Making Cooked Cranberry Sauce

Ingredient quantities for making cooked cranberry sauce are located in the recipe card at the end of the post.

Fresh cranberries
Powdered sugar
Brown sugar
Vanilla extract
Cinnamon

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How To Make Homemade Cranberry Sauce

The steps below are just a quick overview of how to make easy homemade cranberry sauce. The full process in detail is located in the recipe card at the end of the post.

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Rinse cranberries. In a saucepan over medium heat, add cranberries and water. (Photo 1)

Tip

The more water you add at this step, the thinner your cranberry sauce will be. I recommend adding enough water to almost cover the cranberries, but not entirely.

Add powdered sugar and brown sugar to the saucepan. (Photo 2) Stir to combine.
Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. (Photo 3) Simmer for ~10 minutes until most or all of the cranberries have burst. (Photo 4)
After 10 minutes, remove the cranberries from the heat. Stir in cinnamon and vanilla. (Photo 5)
Pour into a heat-safe container and allow the sauce to cool off.
After the sauce has cooled, place it in the fridge and refrigerate it for at least 2 hours before serving. Enjoy!

Notes About Fresh Homemade Cranberry Sauce

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