I feel like cranberries are something people love or hate.  I love them.  All of them.  I truly love the jellied stuff in the can.  But, I especially love the homemade version below.  This recipe has actually converted a few cranberry haters.  They are great all year long but they should absolutely, always be present at every Thanksgiving dinner.

Cranberry Sauce

Serves 8

Ingredients:
½ c Water
½ c freshly squeezed Orange Juice
½ c Sugar
½ c Brown Sugar
12 oz pkg Cranberries
1 T Orange Zest

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, dissolve the sugars in the water and orange juice.
Stir in the cranberries and orange zest.
Stirring occasionally, cook until the cranberries start to pop, about 10 minutes.
Remove from heat, and transfer to your serving dish.
Cranberry sauce will thicken as it cools.

*Tip: I use a splatter screen when I add the cranberries.  They can really splatter and they are sticky.  If they get on your stove it is so hard to clean off.

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Cranberry Sauce

Good all year but a Thanksgiving necessity

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Cranberries, Cranberry Sauce, Easy, Make Ahead, Side Dish, Thanksgiving

Servings: 8

Author: Emily ~ Garlic & Olive Oil

Ingredients

• ½ c Water
• ½ c freshly squeezed Orange Juice
• ½ c Sugar
• ½ c Brown Sugar
• 12 oz pkg Cranberries
• 1 T Orange Zest

Instructions

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, dissolve the sugars in the water and orange juice.
• Stir in the cranberries and orange zest.
• Stirring occasionally, cook until the cranberries start to pop, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and transfer to your serving dish.
• Cranberry sauce will thicken as it cools.

Notes

*Tip: I use a splatter screen when I add the cranberries.  They can really splatter and they are sticky.  If they get on your stove it is so hard to clean off.