Homemade Cranberry Sauce with Orange

This easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce with Orange recipe has just four ingredients – perfect for your holiday table!

I’ve got a quick, easy and mandatory-for-Thanksgiving recipe for you today: a super easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce that will knock off your Thanksgiving socks.

Maybe a slight exaggeration – can a simple homemade cranberry sauce really be that fantastic? The cranberry sauce always seems to be my menu afterthought; one of those “Oh, and I can’t forget to make the cranberry sauce!” type of recipes. But Thanksgiving just would not feel like Thanksgiving without it. And, after making countless variations, this is the one I’ve happily settled on.

Here’s the thing about homemade cranberry sauce vs. the canned stuff: for starters, homemade has so much more flavor. I know, I know…I have friends who swear on canned because it’s what they grew up with and therefore love. And I get that, I do.

But if that’s not the reason you’re not serving homemade cranberry sauce on your holiday table then, with all due respect, it’s time for a change.

Homemade is so easy and fast to make not to mention it’s a perfect make-ahead recipe so you don’t have to even think about it on the big day. In fact, my biggest issue is always remembering to put it on the table!

This recipe has a subtle orange flavor. No cinnamon or other spices, I like a straightforward cranberry flavor. If you prefer even more, feel free to omit the orange zest and juice and add the same amount of water. However you like it, it will taste great with your juicy turkey!

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have a very safe, happy and delicious day!