Artificial Food Coloring Free Fresh Orange Cranberry Sauce
Bright, tangy, and deeply ruby-red without a drop of artificial dye, this cranberry sauce gets every bit of its gorgeous color from real fruit. Store-bought versions are notorious for sneaking in Red 40 or other synthetic dyes to punch up the hue, but here the cranberries do all the work on their own. Fresh orange juice and zest bring a sunny citrus lift that balances the tartness beautifully, while a touch of cinnamon adds just enough warmth to make it feel special. The whole thing comes together in one saucepan with ingredients you can actually pronounce, which is exactly the kind of cooking that makes the holidays feel a little less stressful. As the cranberries burst and the sauce thickens, your kitchen will smell absolutely incredible. It's the kind of recipe that makes you wonder why anyone ever reached for the canned stuff in the first place.
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8 servings
- 1 bag (12 oz) fresh or frozen cranberries
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup fresh orange juice (from about 1 large orange)
- 1 tbsp orange zest (from about 1 large orange)
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the cranberries, sugar, orange juice, and orange zest in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
- 2
Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10–12 minutes, until most of the cranberries have burst and the sauce has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon.
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