Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Fall is my favorite season, for many reasons. My top three reasons all involve the foods that are in season during the fall: apples, pumpkins, and delicious cranberries. For so long, I bought the canned cranberry sauce but last year I wondered to myself how hard it could possibly be to make cranberry sauce and you know, it's pretty easy AND homemade cranberry sauce tastes SO much better than anything you could ever buy in a can!
I just found cranberries for sale in the grocery store...they are only sold Oct-December, I believe, so I will grab a few bags every time I see them! Cranberries can be frozen in the bag for up to a year, so stock up so you can make all of these delicious cranberry recipes throughout the year.
Now....back to the homemade cranberry sauce. It takes about 10 minutes and four ingredients! Can't get easier than that! Serve it with this smoked turkey breast, vegan turkey roast or one of these Whole30 Thanksgiving recipes!
Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Homemade cranberry sauce is SO easy and tastes much better than the canned variety!
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups of fresh cranberries
- 1 cup of water
- 1 cup of sugar
Instructions
- Rinse cranberries and pick out any bad ones.
- Bring water and sugar to a boil.
- Add cranberries
- Continue to boil for 8-12 minutes, stirring occasionally, over medium-high heat.
- Turn off heat and let cool.
- Mash cranberry mixture with a potato masher, or leave whole if you prefer.
This cranberry sauce is perfect with the traditional turkey and dressing meal at Thanksgiving OR with chicken, pork, just about any meat and lots of vegetables, too!
Looks yummy! There's nothing better than homemade cranberry sauce!
You're right!! 😉
Pinning! My family always jokes about how I love to eat the cranberry sauce from the can (I totally do). Maybe I will shock everyone this year and make some myself.
Haha! I don't eat it from the can, but I have one tiny piece of turkey with about 1/4 of a can on top! YUM!
This looks so good! I love that it has honey in it. I'm not really a huge fan of cranberry sauce, but I think that's mostly because I've always had it from the can, never homemade. I bet this taste a lot better!
It really does! You'll really be amazed at the difference!
I really disliked cranberry sauce until I tried a homemade version, then I was sold. It tasted so much more fresh and less jiggly. I love that you used honey in your recipe!
It was a last minute addition and I think it helps!
Love homemade cranberry sauce. So much better than the stuff in a can!
I agree! 🙂
Looks very yummy. I would love to make this for Thanksgiving, but my family loves the canned stuff, lol. Maybe I will make this just for me.
You really should and maybe try to sneak it on them? 😉
yumm thats a easy receipt
Looks so good, I'm going to make this
I am definitely going to try this recipe! Easy enought even for me!
i have never made my own cranberry sauce before. i love it. i used to not like whole cranberries in it, but i do now. just had some the other day with turkey meatloaf.
It isn't Thanksgiving without homemade cranberry sauce - it's my favorite part of the deal. Is that strange? ^___^
Not at all! I think the meal would be much less delicious without homemade cranberry sauce!
Cranberry sauce is so pretty when it's homemade!
I usually make cranberry sauce with an orange, I completely forgot to get an orange from the store last night so I searched for a new recipe and I think this will be perfect. Thanks so much for sharing.
You're welcome! I hope it worked out.
I have been looking for a good cranberry sauce recipe. Thanks for sharing!
now this looks yummi!! i have so many ideas on how to use this and just in time for our xmas dinner!!