Name: Fresh Cranberry Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 bag fresh or frozen cranberries; 1 cup white sugar; 1 cup water; An orange peel strip or a cinnamon stick

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When it comes to making this fresh cranberry sauce, all you really need is a simple, trusty medium-sized pot. Nothing fancy—just something sturdy to hold all those vibrant cranberries while they gently bubble away into a beautiful, tangy sauce. This pot is where the magic happens: melting sugar, softening fruit, and turning a handful of ingredients into that perfect, homemade touch on your holiday table.

So grab your favorite pot, a spoon, and get ready for a quick, no-fuss sauce that tastes like celebration in every bite.

A bowl of homemade cranberry sauce surrounded by fresh cranberries, showcasing the rich red color and thick texture of a simple three-ingredient recipe.

Fresh Cranberry Sauce

Olivia Carter

Toss that jiggly canned log! In 20 minutes, you can have a sweet-tart sauce that actually tastes like real fruit. Feel free to make it your own.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

COST $4-$6

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Fresh Cranberry Sauce

Servings 8 peoples

Calories 110 kcal

Equipment

1 medium pot
a spoon

Ingredients

1 bag fresh or frozen cranberries
1 cup white sugar
1 cup water
An orange peel strip or a cinnamon stick

Instructions

Rinse the berries, toss any mushy ones.
Dump the sugar and liquid into your pot. Heat it until the sugar melts and it starts to bubble.
Add the cranberries (and your bonus flair if using). Allow it to return to a simmer.
Turn the heat down to a happy simmer. Let it cook for 10-15 mins, stirring now and then, until most berries have popped open. It'll get thicker!
Turn off the heat, fish out the orange peel or cinnamon stick. Let it cool down in the pot—it'll get even thicker.