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cranberry sauce in a Delftware bowl with serving spoon.
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5 from 1 vote

Cranberry Sauce

Cranberry sauce is made special with orange juice and rind and walnuts.
Prep Time30 minutes
Course: sauce
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cranberry, cranberry sauce
Servings: 8
Calories: 140kcal
Author: A. JoAnn

Ingredients

  • 1 bag of fresh cranberries
  • ⅔ c. water
  • 1 c. sugar
  • ⅓ c. orange juice
  • ½ tsp. grated orange rind or dried orange peel
  • ½ c. chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Put cranberries in 3 qt. saucepan after rinsing them in cold water.
  • Add the water, orange juice, and sugar to the pan.
  • Turn the heat to medium and stir occasionally, bringing the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat a bit to simmer. Use a spoon or spatula to crush berries as they cook, and continue stirring until most of the berries have popped or been crushed. The mixture will begin to thicken (about 10-15 minutes). Remove from heat.
    Stirring cranberries as they pop in simmering pan.
  • Stir in walnuts. Grate some orange peel (be careful not to add any of the pith), and stir into the sauce; or used dried orange peel.
  • Refrigerate 4 or more hours until completely cooled. Sauce will continue to thicken as it cools.

Notes

This sauce may be stored, covered, in the refrigerator; or, it can be frozen for future use.