Cranberry Sauce from Dried Cranberries
For the best recipe for homemade cranberry sauce using dried cranberries, try this easy recipe. It is sweet, tart, & tasty. It only takes 15 minutes to make a delicious chunky cranberry sauce. It is wonderful for Thanksgiving or any time of year.
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried cranberries or Craisins
- 1 cup cranberry juice
- ⅓ cup granulated white sugar
- ⅓ cup water
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup orange juice 4 tablespoons - Divided
- 1 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon orange zest optional
Instructions
- Add dried cranberries, cranberry juice, sugar, 2 tablespoons of orange juice, water, and salt to a medium-sized saucepan.
- Over medium-high heat, bring the mixture to a boil.
- Once boiling, turn the heat down to low. The cranberry sauce will now simmer on low for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally scraping down the sides and making sure there are no big clumps of cranberries. Once the 10 minutes is up it should be ready but thin. If you want a thicker cranberry sauce, add the orange juice and cornstarch mixture.
- In a small bowl or pourable measuring cup add the remaining 2 tablespoons of orange juice and cornstarch. Whisk to combine.
- Add the orange juice slurry to the cranberry mix. Stir to combine and watch the cranberry sauce thicken.
- Turn the heat off. Stir in the optional orange zest. Serve warm or let cool before storing for later. Enjoy.
Notes
STORING & FREEZING:
- Store the cranberry sauce in an air-tight container in your refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Bring to room temperature to serve.
- Cranberry sauce can even be frozen. It freezes well and thaws easily to use later. Store in an air-tight container for up to 3 months in the freezer. Defrost by thawing the container for 1-2 days in the refrigerator.
- Use Craisins instead of plain dried cranberries.
- Adjust the sugar more or less to your sweetness/tart liking.
- Less chunky/part smooth; use an immersion blender on half of the batch.
- Use apple juice instead to make a recipe for cranberry sauce without cranberry sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 118kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 0.2gFat: 0.3gSaturated Fat: 0.03gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 31mgPotassium: 45mgFiber: 1gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 26IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.2mg
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