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Cranberry sauce in crock pot with wooden spoon.
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Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Made with fresh cranberries, this homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe is your hot ticket to household fame. With each bite, the mesmerizing flavors will make your mouth dance with joy!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time3 hours 30 minutes
Total Time3 hours 35 minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 cups
Author: Heidi Miller

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces Fresh Cranberries
  • ¾ cup Smucker’s Orange Marmalade
  • ¾ cup White Sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
  • ¼ cup Orange Juice

Instructions

  • Gather your ingredients.
    Ingredients for homemade cranberry sauce including orange marmalade, cinnamon, and cranberries.
  • Place Fresh Cranberries in colander, thoroughly rinse with cold water, and pat dry.
    Cranberries being rinsed with water in colander.
  • Add Cranberries, Orange Marmalade, Sugar, and Cinnamon to Crockpot, and stir until well combined.
    Cranberry sauce ingredients unmixed in crockpot.
  • Pour in Orange Juice, stir again, and place lid on Crockpot.
    Crockpot cranberry sauce in slow cooker with orange juice being poured in.
  • Cook on HIGH for 3 hours, or until cranberries begin to pop.
    Cranberry sauce in crock pot with wooden spoon.
  • After 3 hours or so… once cranberries begin to pop, gently smash cranberries up against the side of the Crockpot to help the rest pop while you stir.
    Cranberry sauce in slow cooker with wooden spatula.
  • Remove the lid, then cook on High for 30 minutes without the lid.
    Cranberry sauce in a slow cooker.
  • Once done, allow to cool, stir, serve… and ENJOY!
    Homemade fresh cranberry sauce in dish with cinnamon sticks.
  • Or if interested in canning, just follow the instructions for cranberry sauce in your canning manual, or learn more about canning cranberry sauce.
    Two mason jars filled with homemade cranberry sauce with red lids.

Notes

Stovetop Instructions:
1. Add all ingredients to a large saucepan, stir well, and simmer over medium heat, stirring frequently.
2. Cook for about 10 minutes, or until most of the cranberries have popped. Then you can leave a few cranberries remaining whole, or simply smash the rest to the side of the pan to 'pop' them.
3. Remove from heat and allow to cool and thicken up for at least 30 minutes.  ENJOY!
Refrigerator Storage Tip: Sauce can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, and used within 1 week.
Freezer Tip: After sauce has cooled completely, it can be frozen in an airtight freezer-safe container up to 3 months.
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For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
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