Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Name: Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3 cups
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1 cup orange juice; 1 tablespoon grated orange zest; 1 package (12 ounces) fresh or frozen cranberries

Total Time Prep: 5 min. Cook: 15 min. + chilling

Yield 3 cups

Test Kitchen Approved

It doesn't take long to make this from-scratch cranberry sauce recipe! The four-ingredient sauce can be made with fresh or frozen cranberries and simmers for only 20 minutes.

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1 package (12 ounces) fresh or frozen cranberries

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, orange juice and zest; add cranberries. Cook over medium heat until the berries pop, about 15 minutes.
Remove from the heat. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour or until chilled.