Simple cranberry sauce is a homemade condiment, made with wholesome, clean-eating ingredients. Fresh cranberries and oranges, plus coconut sugar and spices. This homemade simple cranberry sauce is delicious and easy to prepare, too! It’s the perfect compliment to your Thanksgiving meal.

In addition to serving this with a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, this sauce is a great side dish with chicken or pork. I’ve even seen it used on gorgonzola stuffed burgers!

Cranberry sauce from a can just doesn’t compare to this simple cranberry sauce!

Simple Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients:
12 oz package whole fresh cranberries
1 cup coconut sugar (can sub natural brown sugar)
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1 tbsp orange zest
1 cinnamon stick
dash freshly grated nutmeg

Directions:
Combine all ingredients into a sauce pan.

whole fresh cranberries for homemade cranberry sauce

Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook for 10 minutes on a low boil, stirring occasionally. Cool to room temperature, then cover and chill until ready to serve.

Simple Cranberry Sauce

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Cook Time 15 mins Total Time 0:15

Ingredients

12 oz package whole fresh cranberries
1 cup coconut sugar (can sub natural brown sugar)
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1 tbsp orange zest
1 cinnamon stick
dash freshly grated nutmeg

Directions

Combine all ingredients into a sauce pan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook for 10 minutes on a low boil, stirring occasionally. Cool to room temperature, then cover and chill until ready to serve.

by Amee Livingston