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Homemade Orange Cranberry Sauce

November 15, 2017 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

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Homemade Orange Cranberry Sauce

Forget the canned stuff!

It’s so simple and easy to make homemade cranberry sauce. It just takes a few minutes and is really easy to “flavor-fy,” like I did with the orange flavors in this recipe!

Enjoy!

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Homemade Orange Cranberry Sauce

You'll never make any other cranberry sauce again!
Prep Time10 minutes minutes
Cook Time20 minutes minutes
Servings - 10 servings

Ingredients 

  • 12 oz. bag fresh cranberries
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup orange marmalade
  • 1 cup mandarin orange slices
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  • Add the cranberries, sugar, and orange juice with 3/4 cup water into small saucepan. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes and allow the cranberries to start popping. Once they pop, the sauce will begin to thicken.
  • Stir often.
  • Once the sauce begins to thicken, stir in the orange marmalade and orange slices. Add the cinnamon and a pinch of salt.
  • Serve Orange Cranberry Sauce as side dish for holiday meal.
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Filed Under: Budget Friendly Recipes, Healthy Holiday Recipes, Homemade Recipes, Side Dish Recipes

Comments

  1. Betty says

    November 20, 2017 at 11:24 am

    Hi Erin, Can this be made on Tuesday to save time and allow to marinate the flavors? I am going to make this for sure, it sounds so good! Thanks for your hard work! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family! Betty

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  2. Dorthy says

    November 18, 2018 at 8:13 pm

    I don’t care for marmalade; can this be left out?

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