Instead than spending money on bottled cranberry sauce, make your own with fresh cranberries, sugar, water, and a small amount of fresh orange. This sauce gets an extra flavor boost from Cointreau® or similar orange-flavored liqueur. No matter if it’s a holiday or not, it goes well with ham, chicken, or turkey.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 15 |
| Yield: | 15 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole fresh cranberries
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup water
- ½ large orange, zested and juiced
- ⅓ cup orange-flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau®)
- ⅛ teaspoon salt, or to taste
Instructions
- Combine cranberries, sugar, water, orange zest, orange juice, orange-flavored liqueur, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring frequently, for about 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool. Sauce with thicken as it cools, to a soft-preserves stage. Refrigerate until ready to serve.