Recipe video above. A classic, easy cranberry sauce recipe for your turkey centrepiece. Store bought tastes nothing like this homemade version! The touch of lemon zest is what makes that little extra difference. Adjust the sweetness to your taste. This to me has a nice balance of sweet / tart, without being overly sweet like jam. Easy to adjust thickness with more water so don't worry if it gets too thick when it cools. Makes almost 3 cups.
Prep Time2 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time22 minutesmins
Course: Condiments, Sauce
Keyword: Cranberry Sauce
Servings: 10- 12 people
Calories: 125cal
Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats
Ingredients
16 oz / 500g bag frozen cranberries(or fresh)
1cupwhite sugar
1/3cupwater
1/8tsplemon zest
Pinch of salt
Instructions
Tip the cranberries in a saucepan set over medium low heat. Remove a heaped 1/2 cup of cranberries and set aside.
Add remaining ingredients. Cook for 5 minutes or until sugar is dissolved.
Increase heat to medium high. Cook for 10 minutes or until most of the cranberries have burst and the liquid is syrupy.
Reduce heat to low, stir through reserved cranberries. Adjust sweetness to your taste with more sugar and add a pinch of salt.
Allow to cool and store in the fridge for up to 3 weeks. The sauce will continue to thicken as it cools. Best served at room temperature or warm. Serve with a juicy Roast Turkey - or Slow Cooker Turkey Breast or Roasted Breast.
Notes
Adjust consistency to your taste with hot water. I like mine like runny jam with a touch of syrupy-ness to it, rather than a thick jam.Nutrition is per person, assuming this serves 10. It will go much further if you also have gravy as a sauce option for turkey.
Nutrition Facts
Easy Classic Cranberry Sauce
Amount Per Serving
Calories 125
% Daily Value*
Sodium 2mg0%
Potassium 53mg2%
Carbohydrates 32g11%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 27g30%
Vitamin A 40IU1%
Vitamin C 8.3mg10%
Calcium 5mg1%
Iron 0.2mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.