Orange Cranberry Sauce. There is no need for canned cranberry sauce, especially when you can make it in less than fifteen minutes and with 3 simple ingredients! This delicious, healthy cranberry sauce recipe is sweetened naturally with orange juice and maple syrup. It is completely gluten-free, vegan, and refined sugar-free!
Making homemade cranberry sauce is surprisingly simple, and once you try it, you’ll never want the premade version again. It’s bright, fresh, and the perfect finishing touch to any holiday meal. Pair this cranberry sauce with my Spatchcock Roasted Turkey or Buttermilk Roasted Chicken for a flavorsome meal! You can also serve it alongside turkey, mashed potatoes, cornbread, stuffing, or your favorite holiday dishes.
Ingredients You’ll Need To Make This Homemade Orange Cranberry Sauce
- Cranberries: You can use fresh or frozen cranberries. (I prefer to use frozen)
- Oranges: You will need orange juice and orange zest. Make sure to zest the orange before you juice it.
- Maple Syrup: This recipe is perfectly sweetened with maple syrup. It gives the cranberry sauce a rich flavor! Make sure to use pure maple syrup (not pancake syrup)
- Optional: If you like cranberry sauce with orange AND cinnamon, you can add cinnamon to the sauce while it is cooking! The cinnamon gives the sauce a warm, festive flavor.
Orange Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients
- 12 oz Fresh or Frozen Cranberries
- 3/4 cup Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
- 4 tbsp Maple Syrup, plus more if desired
- 2 tsp Orange Zest
Optional
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon (or 2 cinnamon sticks)
- 1/4 tsp Ground allspice
Instructions
- Add the orange juice, cranberries, and maple syrup (and any optional add-ins) to a medium-sized saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring the saucepan to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer.
- Simmer the cranberries for 10 minutes, or until most of the cranberries have burst.
- Finally, mix in the orange zest and remove the cranberry sauce from the heat. Taste, and adjust as desired: adding more maple syrup to cut any bitterness. Allow the cranberry sauce to cool. The cranberry sauce will thicken as it cools. Serve & Enjoy!
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What To Serve With Orange Cranberry Sauce
Or course, you can serve your cranberry sauce the traditional way with Thanksgiving Turkey, but there are tons of other ways too! Take that turkey, and with mayo, bread, and cranberry sauce, you can make a spectacular sandwich! You can also serve your cranberry sauce with these dishes:
- Air Fryer Turkey Legs
- Herb-Crusted Spatchcock Chicken
- Sourdough Stuffing (Gluten-Free)
- Lemon-Herb Chicken Wings
- Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Breast
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It’s amazing how delicious cranberry sauce can be with such few ingredients!
Right! It doesn’t take much to make a great cranberry sauce! I am glad you liked the recipe 🙂
What a great cranberry sauce recipe! It’s so simple to make and fresh tasting. Perfect holiday side dish!
Thanks Amanda!
This is so much better than canned cranberry sauce! I love the added spices to give it more warmth. There won’t ever be leftover cranberry sauce now!
YES! I am glad you think so. No more canned cranberry sauce!! Thanks for leaving a review!
Perfect timing. I have been looking for this recipe and the consistency is just right the way it looks. The recipe is easy and with pertinent information.
Hi Roxana! I am happy you enjoy the recipe!
Just in time for Thanksgiving! I needed an easy yet different kind of cranberry sauce to make this year!
Hi Mirlene! I hope you enjoy!