Best Cranberry Ginger Sauce
Elevate your holidays with the best cranberry ginger sauce recipe! Made with fresh cranberries, oranges, and ginger this easy homemade cranberry sauce is ready to eat within 15 minutes.
- Prep time
- 4 min
- Cook time
- 11 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 12 oz cranberries (rinsed and divided.)
- 1 cup (170 g) brown sugar (packed)
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) orange juice (freshly squeezed about 1-2 oranges)
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine. Set aside 1/2 cup of cranberries for later. Combine the remaining cranberries, brown sugar, orange juice, water, cinnamon, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir occasionally until the mixture reaches a simmer and the berries pop open, about 8 minutes.
- 2
Add the 1/2 cup cranberries. Lower the heat to medium-low, add the 1/2 cup reserved cranberries, orange zest, and grated ginger. Cook for an additional 3 minutes or until softened.
- 3
Clean the surface. Remove from the heat. Skim the foam from the surface and discard. The sauce will continue to thicken as it cools. Serve warm or at room temperature.