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Easy Homemade Cranberry Orange Sauce for Thanksgiving Dinner
Nov 10, 2025
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Want to impress your Thanksgiving guest? Skip the canned cranberry and make fresh cranberry orange sauce at home. This easy homemade recipe requires just 3 simple ingredients and takes minutes to prepare. This fresh cranberry orange sauce with add authentic holiday flavor and impress everyone at your Thanksgiving table.
Cranberry sauce is an essential Thanksgiving side dish that's incredibly easy to make at home. No oven required, no last minute stress, this make-ahead cranberry sauce recipe is a game change for holiday meal planning. Prepare it in advance and check one more dish off your Thanksgiving to-do list.
Tips to Make Delicious Cranberry Orange Sauce
Make ahead. Cranberry sauce can be stored in the fridge up to 1 week in advance
Use fresh or frozen cranberries. Avoid using dried cranberries
Can be served hot, cold or room temperature. Serve to personal preference. (I personally prefer room temperature or slightly chilled, giving a beautiful contrast to the warm turkey meat.)
Cranberry Orange Sauce Recipe
Prep: 5 Minutues Cook: 15 Minutes Total= 20 Minutes
Yield: 3 Cups
Ingredients
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
2 tablespoons orange zest
1/2 cup sugar (brown sugar may also be used, can add more based on preference)
1 (12 ounce) bag fresh cranberries
(Optional: cinnamon, cinnamon sticks, vanilla extract or ginger may also be added for more holiday flavor)
Instructions:
Combine water, fresh squeezed orange juice, orange zest, sugar in a medium saucepan. Place over medium heat and stir occasionally until the sugar fully dissolves, about 3-5 minutes.
Add fresh cranberries to the pan and increase heat to bring the mixture to a boil. Lower the heat and let the cranberry orange sauce simmer for 15 minutes until thickened and cranberries have burst. (The sauce will coat the back of the spoon when ready.)
For presentation, garnish with orange slices or rosemary for a festive display. Serve with Turkey or a Thanksgiving side. Save any cranberry orange sauce leftovers for overnight oats, toast, or yogurt.
