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Upclose shot of homemade cranberry sauce.

Orange Cranberry Sauce

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 131kcal
Author: Shinee
This beautiful cranberry sauce with bright zesty pop of flavor has pure cranberry flavor with just enough sweetness to balance the tartness.
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Ingredients

  • 1 bag (12oz/340g) cranberries washed Note 1
  • 1 cup (240ml) water Note 2
  • 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • ¼ teaspoon table salt
  • 2 tablespoons orange liquor such as Grand Marnier

Instructions

Stovetop method:

  • In a medium saucepan, combine cranberries, water, sugar, orange zest, cinnamon stick and salt.
  • Simmer the mixture over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes. The sauce should be slightly thickened, but still runny. It’ll thicken more as it cools.
  • Remove from heat and discard cinnamon stick.
  • Stir in orange liqueur.
  • Cool completely and serve.

Instant Pot method:

  • To make it in Instant Pot: Put all the ingredients, except for orange liquor, in inner pot of Instant Pot. (Note: only add ½ cup of water.)
  • Set the Instant Pot to Manual/Pressure Cook for 1 minute on High. (It took about 8 minutes for my IP to come to pressure.)
  • Once the time is up, allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes, which means you don't need to do anything. Then carefully turn the valve to venting. Once the pin drops, carefully open the lid.
  • Hit "cancel" button, and then select "sauté" function. Stir in orange liqueur and cook the sauce for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until thickened. Transfer into a jar and cool completely.

Notes

Note 1: If using frozen cranberries, no need to thaw it.
Note 2: For Instant Pot method, only use ½ cup of water.
Make-Ahead Tip: The cranberry sauce can be refrigerated for up to 5 days, or frozen for up to 3 months. Store in an airtight container. Bring it to room temperature before serving (about 30 minutes on the counter), or heat it on the stove or in microwave. To thaw frozen cranberry sauce, transfer into the fridge overnight.

Nutrition

Servings: 1 /4 cup
Calories: 131kcal
Carbohydrates: 32.1g
Protein: 0.2g
Fat: 0.1g
Sugar: 28.1g
Sodium: 75.4mg