This Orange Ginger Cranberry sauce is quick and easy to make and packed with so much flavor! It’s the perfect accompaniment for your Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner!
I don’t know about you but cranberry sauce is a must have for both Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner at our house. It’s a small part of the meal but seems to go so well with everything else. This Orange Ginger Cranberry Sauce is easy to make and packed with so much flavor!
I know that a lot of people love the canned cranberry sauce, myself included, but it can be fun to make your own cranberry sauce from scratch. It’s super quick and easy to make and really helps balance out he heaviness of the holiday meal.
INGREDIENTS FOR THIS ORANGE GINGER CRANBERRY SAUCE RECIPE
- Cranberries – You can use either fresh or frozen cranberries for this recipe.
- Orange Juice and Zest – Orange and cranberry is such a classic flavor combo!
- Maple Syrup – You want to use pure maple syrup, not the pancake maple syrup. You could also substitute honey, agave syrup or brown rice syrup.
- Coconut Sugar – You can also use brown sugar or white, granulated sugar.
- Fresh Ginger – Fresh ginger gives such a nice flavor kick and goes so well with the tart cranberries.
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE CRANBERRY SAUCE
Homemade cranberry sauce is so easy to make! There’s basically just one step and it doesn’t need a lot of babysitting. It’s also an easy dish to make ahead of time and can even be frozen and thawed when ready to eat. I prefer my cranberry sauce to be cold or room temperature, but you can serve yours warm if you like.
- Add all cranberry sauce ingredients to a saucepan and heat over medium heat. Let simmer and stir occasionally to help break down the cranberries.
- Cook until the cranberries have broken down and a sauce has formed. Let cool and serve.
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Orange Ginger Cranberry Sauce
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This Orange Ginger Cranberry Sauce is sweet and tart and perfect for your Thanksgiving table!
Ingredients
- 1 – 12 ounce bag of cranberries, washed
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a medium sized pot. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and simmer until cranberries are starting to burst open, 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sauce will thicken up a bit as it cools.
Notes
Cranberry sauce can be refrigerated for up to 5 days or frozen for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Sauce, Gluten Free, Vegan
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
This was very good! I used maple syrup we harvested from our land along with all fresh ingredients.
So glad you enjoyed it!!
Hi, I made this and it was amazing! I used tangerines, because it’s what I had, and extra ginger because I love ginger, and it rocked my socks off! Thanks for posting! Happy holidays!!! (I cook holiday meals from Thanksgiving until Christmas, and then it’s back to the healthier choices.) Cheers!
Yah! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I love eating holiday food all season long too š
Haha! I DO love canned cranberry sauce…. BUT… yours looks MUCH better! I have never made my own but I really, really need to try it!
Haha, me too! But, I think I have come over to the homemade cranberry sauce this year! It is just too good š