Homemade Cranberry Sauce: Less Sugar, More Flavor

Posted by Lashay Rain on Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Cranberries are a very tart fruit and most products like cranberry sauce and cranberry juice have a large amount of added sugar. After testing several ways of making homemade cranberry sauce with less sugar, I came up with a simple recipe that is the perfect combination of sweet and tart. This recipe uses 100% juice instead of water and less sugar than a typical recipe.

You can change up the flavor by using different types of juice, adding zest (orange, lemon, lime) and/or different spices.

My family loves this cranberry sauce so much that I typically make a double batch.

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Homemade Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients:

  • 1 package fresh cranberries (12 ounces)
  • 1 cup 100% juice – we typically use pomegranate blueberry juice
  • 1/2 cup sugar

Directions:

  • Rinse cranberries in cold water and remove any stems.
  • In a medium pot, combine cranberries, juice, and sugar.
  • Cook over medium-high heat, bringing mixture to a boil. 
  • Boil for about 5 minutes or until most of the berries have popped open, be sure to stir often.
  • Carefully taste-test as it boils. If you prefer a sweeter sauce, you can add additional sugar, either 1/4 or 1/2 cup.
  • Carefully pour cranberry sauce in a bowl and set aside to cool.
  • Serve once cool or store in refrigerator. Cranberry sauce will naturally thicken as it cools.

    • This recipe originally appeared on Macaroni KID EATS!

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