Cranberry sauce
Cranberry sauce is a tart, ruby-red condiment made from whole cranberries, sugar, and water. It is a traditional accompaniment to turkey at Thanksgiving and Christmas in the United States and Canada.
The first cranberry sauce recipe appeared in an English cookbook in 1769. The sauce was made with cranberries, sugar, and wine. It was not until the early 1800s that cranberry sauce became a popular accompaniment to roast turkey.
The first cranberry sauce recipe to include orange juice as an ingredient was published in 1864. This recipe, which also included sugar, whole cranberries, and water, quickly became the standard.
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Recipes
Red Wine Cranberry Sauce With Honey
- red wine
- black pepper
- dark brown sugar
- salt
- cranberry
- honey
- gingerroot
Cranberry Sauce
- orange zest
- cranberry
- orange juice
- sugar
Cranberry Sauce With Pinot Noir
- wildflower honey
- orange juice
- light brown sugar
- cinnamon
- vanilla pod
- allspice berry
- black peppercorn
- clove
- oregon pinot noir
- rosemary
- cranberry
- orange zest
Cranberry Sauce With Chiles
- orange zest
- limes zest
- cranberry
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- chiltepin
- clove
- sugar
Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce With Port and Orange
- orange zest
- salt
- method
- stovetop method
- light brown sugar
- tawny port
- cranberry
Spiced-Brandied Cranberry Sauce
- dark brown sugar
- orange juice
- sugar
- lemon juice
- cranberry
- cinnamon
- allspice
- nutmeg
- clove
- brandy
- an orange zest
Cranberry Sauce
- orange juice
- sugar
- cranberry
Baked Cranberry Sauce
- cranberry
- sugar
- bourbon
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
Cranberry Sauce with Orange and Cinnamon
- sugar
- cinnamon
- cranberry
- navel orange
- allspice
- salt
- butter
Cranberry Sauce
- sugar
- orange juice
- cranberry
Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce
- sugar
- cinnamon
- orange juice
- vanilla extract
- maple syrup
- orange zest
- cranberry
Fancy Cranberry Sauce
- cooking spray
- cranberry juice
- powdered gelatin
- sugar
- cranberry
- salt
- 2x1 orange zest
- bay leaf
- cardamom
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
- orange
- gelatin
- ginger
- sugar
- cranberry
Cranberry Sauce
- orange zest
- maple syrup
- water
- cranberry
- salt
Hibiscus Cranberry Sauce
- hibiscus powder
- cranberry
- ginger
- light muscovado sugar
- salt
- jamaican rum
- allspice
- butter
Base Cranberry Sauce
- cranberry
- ginger
- shallot
- sugar
- honey
- orange juice
- salt
- canola oil
- brown sugar
Spicy Cranberry Sauce
- shallot
- cranberry
- salt
- lime juice
- lime zest
- chile jalapeño
- honey
- butter
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
- orange zest
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- orange juice
- salt
- cranberry
Jellied Cranberry Sauce
- sugar
- cranberry
- water
Keto Cranberry Sauce
- cranberry
- water
- powdered keto sweetener confectionerand# swerve
Cranberry Sauce with Dried Cherries
- navel orange juice
- salt
- cranberry
- sour cherry
- sugar
- cranberry juice
Easy Classic Cranberry Sauce
- sugar
- water
- cranberry
- lemon zest
- salt
Cinnamon Orange Cranberry Sauce
- dark brown sugar
- orange juice
- cinnamon
- cranberry
- orange zest
Cinnamon Orange Cranberry Sauce
- dark brown sugar
- orange juice
- cinnamon
- cranberry
- orange zest
Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe
- cranberry
- sugar
- orange juice
- cinnamon
- orange orange zest
Port-Cranberry Sauce
- orange zest by
- orange juice
- ruby port
- cranberry
- sugar
Cranberry Sauce
- sugar
- orange zest
- orange flavor liqueur
- cranberry
- salt
- cranberry
- water
Cranberry Sauce
- cinnamon
- orange juice
- cranberry
- orange zest
- salt
- sugar
- clove
- nutmeg
The World's Easiest Thanksgiving Cranberry Sauce Recipe
- sugar
- cranberry
- cinnamon
- water
- salt
- zest
Sam Sifton's Basic Cranberry Sauce
- orange zest
- cranberry
- orange juice
- sugar
Cranberry Sauce
- apple cider vinegar
- apple
- orange
- cranberry
- cinnamon
- vanilla extract
- brown sugar
- sugar
- clove
- water
- salt
Classic Cranberry Sauce
- apple cider vinegar
- brown sugar
- cinnamon
- orange zest
- vanilla extract
- cranberry
- orange juice
- water
- clove
- salt
Basic 3 Ingredient Cranberry Sauce (plus variations!)
- sugar
- water
- cranberry
2 Ingredient Creamy Cranberry Sauce
- cranberry sauce
- mayonnaise
- horseradish
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
- water
- cranberry
- cinnamon
- allspice berry
- sugar
- clove
- grand marnier
Apple Cranberry Sauce
- apple cider
- brown sugar
- cranberry
- orange juice
- allspice
- cinnamon
- apple
- orange zest
Ancho-Maple Cranberry Sauce
- salt
- cranberry
- maple syrup
- raisin
- sugar
- baking soda
- ancho chile pepper
Spiced Amaretto Cranberry Sauce
- orange zest
- apple pie spice
- honey
- maple syrup
- amaretto
- cranberry
- almond
Cranberry Sauce
- red wine
- sugar
- cranberry
Naturally Sweetened Cranberry Sauce
- honey
- water
- cranberry
- truly add ins cinnamon
- orange zest
Apple Cranberry Sauce
- lemon juice
- cranberry
- cinnamon
- sugar
- cortland
Roasted Cranberry Sauce
- sugar
- salt
- cranberry
- orange
- jalapeño
- ruby
- olive oil
- cinnamon stick
- cardamom
- clove
Maple Cranberry Sauce
- cranberry
- maple syrup
- water
- orange zest
Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce
- orange juice
- water
- cranberry
- maple syrup
- add in
Jalapeno Cranberry Sauce
- jalapeño
- brown sugar
- orange juice
- sugar
- cranberry
Orange Bourbon Cranberry Sauce
- brown sugar
- bourbon
- cranberry
- sugar
- orange juice
- water
- orange zest
Whole Cranberry Sauce
- nutmeg
- grapefruit juice
- orange juice
- salt
- sugar
- lemon zest
- grapefruit zest
- orange zest
- cranberry
- lemon juice
Cranberry Sauce
- orange zest
- water
- brown sugar
- orange juice
- sugar
- cinnamon spice
- vanilla extract
- nutmeg
- cranberry
Cranberry Sauce
- orange juice
- grand marnier
- cranberry
- cinnamon
- light brown sugar
- clove
- allspice berry
- black peppercorn
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Staple Ingredients
- cranberry 80%
Common Ingredients
- sugar 51%
- orange juice 37%
Usual Ingredients
- orange zest 35%
- salt 33%
- cinnamon 31%
- water 29%
Rarey Ingredients
- clove 14%
- brown sugar 10%