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It’s time for some Thanksgiving life advice. Do not, I repeat, do not buy canned cranberry sauce or cranberry jelly. I’m saying this because I care. The holiday meal you spend hours preparing deserves the real deal. This Thanksgiving, I’m on a mission to eradicate canned cranberry sauce and demonstrate to all that homemade cranberry sauce is:

Easy. Simply dump all the ingredients into a saucepan, stir, and BOOM. Bright, blissful cranberry orange sauce that’s the perfect tart bite against juicy Thanksgiving turkey, Glazed Sweet Potatoes, and Balsamic Brussels Sprouts.Healthy. Made without preservatives and naturally sweetened with honey, with fresh berries giving you vitamins to boot.Extra delicious. With notes of orange, cinnamon, and floral honey, this recipe elevates everyday cranberry sauce beyond expectations.

How to Make Cranberry Orange Sauce

Tart, yet sweet and fresh cranberries are accented by hints of orange, warm spices, and naturally sweet honey to create the BEST cranberry orange sauce for roast turkey.

The Ingredients

Fresh Cranberries. Ditch the can and head to your produce department for a bag of fresh whole cranberries. You also can often find frozen cranberries.Orange Juice + Zest. For a fresh, festive pop that brightens and sweetens the cranberry sauce. Burst of happy flavor!Honey. Save the granulated sugar for Pecan Pie Cobbler and instead grab a bottle of honey. I love the subtle floral flavor it lends the sauce. And less sugar also means saving your calories for other delicious parts of the meal.

Cinnamon + Cloves. Add warmth and subtle spice.Salt. Pinch of salt balances all the flavors in this homemade cranberry orange sauce recipe.

The Directions

Storage Tips

To Store. Store cranberry orange sauce in an airtight container for 1-2 weeks in the refrigerator. To Freeze. Homemade cranberry orange sauce may be kept in the freezer for up to 6 months. Defrost overnight in the fridge before serving.To Reheat. Warm in the microwave or on the stovetop to the desired temperature. You may also serve leftover cranberry sauce at room temperature or chilled from the refrigerator.

Recommended Tools to Make this Recipe

Saucepan. A standard saucepan like this will be your handy sidekick not just on Thanksgiving, but every day of the year.Measuring Spoons. An essential tool no cook should be without.Serving Bowl. Because even cranberries deserved to get dressed up for the holidays.Microplane. The perfect grater for zesting the orange peel.

Let this be the year of homemade cranberry orange sauce.

Sweeten to Taste. Some like it tart, others like it sweet. Add an additional 1 to 2 tablespoons of honey to the sauce, if desired (be careful when you taste—the sauce is hot!). Perfect Consistency. If sauce becomes too thick, add a little extra water to thin the sauce until the desired consistency is reached.

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

50 mins

Cornbread Stuffing

1 hr 40 mins

Stuffing Muffins

1 hr Leave a rating below in the comments and let me know how you liked the recipe. Instead of the “plop” of the canned stuff, you’ll hear only a spoon clinking against the bottom of an empty serving bowl. That’s beautiful Turkey Day music, my friends. I’m glad we had this talk.