Festive Cranberry-Orange Sauce

Festive Cranberry-Orange Sauce

Festive Cranberry-Orange Sauce

This was SO GOOD. We ate it for days after Thanksgiving, and when the container in the refrigerator was empty, I made another batch! It’s incredibly simple and the perfect accompaniment to any poultry dish.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 2 cups
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: American
Calories: 278

Ingredients
  

  • 6 ounces fresh cranberries
  • 1 orange
  • ½ cup sugar or honey
  • 1 cup water
  • pinch salt
  • pinch cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Method
 

  1. Zest the orange peel until you have 1 tablespoon.
  2. Squeeze the orange until you have ¼ cup juice.
  3. Mix the cranberries, orange zest, sugar, water, salt, and cinnamon in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes.
  4. Dissolve the cornstarch in the orange juice.
  5. Slowly add to the cranberry mixture, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 278kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 1gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 188mgFiber: 5gSugar: 60gVitamin A: 198IUVitamin C: 47mgCalcium: 34mg

Notes

I served it cold with Thanksgiving dinner. Very high in vitamin C, low in sodium, with no saturated fat and no cholesterol.

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