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Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Homemade cranberry sauce is easy, incredibly tastier than canned cranberry sauce, and healthier. Once you've made it, you'll never open a can of cranberry sauce again!
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: from scratch recipes, homemade cranberry sauce, homemade recipes, thanksgiving
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Extra cooking time in 5 minute increments until thickened: 5 minutes
Servings: 16 more or less depending on the serving size you want
Calories: 268kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 cups fresh organic cranberries
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 ½ - 2 ½ cups sugar
  • ¼ -1/2 teaspoon allspice - according to taste

Instructions

  • Wash and rinse cranberries removing any stems and bruised berries.
  • Put cranberries in a pot with 2 cups of water and heat to boiling.
  • Continue to boil until cranberries pop open. When the cranberries pop open, the pectin is released from the fruit which will allow natural thickening.
  • When most of the cranberries have burst open, mash them in the pot. I use my stick wand mixer to puree them in the pot and this works great.
  • Now add the sugar and allspice according to your taste.
  • Let this boil for at least 5 minutes and test.
  • To test for readiness:
    Place a small amount of the sauce on a glass plate and run your finger down the middle of it. If it runs back together, continue to boil a little longer and retest. If it stays separated, it's ready.
  • Remove from heat and place in the glass container you wish to serve it from or in a glass jar with a lid.
  • Let chill until completely set, at least 3 hours.

Notes

  1. We like it kind of tart so I add 1 1/2 cups of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of allspice but adjust for your taste.
  2. I make my cranberry sauce two days before the meal because I want it to be really set. I pour it into a wide mouth quart jar, put the lid on it, and place it in the frig.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Amount per Serving
Calories
 
268
Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
1
g
2
%
Saturated Fat
 
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Sodium
 
7
mg
0
%
Potassium
 
86
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
 
69
g
23
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
67
g
74
%
Protein
 
1
g
2
%
Vitamin A
 
637
IU
13
%
Vitamin C
 
5
mg
6
%
Calcium
 
38
mg
4
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.