Orange Cranberry Sauce

In about 20 minutes, with just a few ingredients, you can have the freshest orange cranberry sauce you've ever had. —Susan Hein, Burlington, Wisconsin

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  Total Time

  Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
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  Makes

  2 cups

Ingredients

• 1 package (12 ounces) fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup Triple Sec or orange juice
• 3 tablespoons freshly-squeezed orange juice
• 1-1/2 teaspoons grated orange zest

Directions

• In a large saucepan, combine the cranberries, sugar, water, Triple Sec and orange juice. Cook over medium heat until berries pop, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from the heat; stir in orange zest. Transfer to a small bowl. Chill until serving.

Orange Cranberry Sauce

What can you add to cranberry sauce?

There are lots of fun add-ins you can mix into cranberry sauce. Try out these recipes for something new: Cranberry Sauce with Walnuts, Chipotle-Orange Cranberry Sauce and Apricot-Apple Cranberry Sauce. (Round out your meal with sweet potato casserole and these other Southern Thanksgiving recipes!)

How do you get the bitterness out of cranberry sauce?

To cut down on the bitterness, you can stir in either maple syrup, sweet wine or sweetened fruit juice with a pinch of salt. The salt will intensify the flavor so you don't have to add too much sweetener. Check out our other holiday dinner tips!

What makes cranberry sauce gel?

Cranberries contains pectin, a natural starch found in many fruits and veggies, which gels once it's combined with sugar and acid.

Research contributed by Christina Herbst, Taste of Home Assistant Digital Editor

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 61 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 1g fiber), 0 protein.

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