Easy Mandarin Orange Cranberry Sauce Recipe (in 20 Minutes)
Perfect for the holidays, this homemade mandarin orange cranberry sauce recipe is going to be the talk of the holiday dinner.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 12 ounce cranberries fresh or frozen
- 1/4 cup white granulated sugar plus more as needed
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- juice and zest of 1 mandarin orange
- 1 knob of ginger grated
- 1/2 cup water adjust with more depending on preferred consistency
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, add in your cranberries and toss with white sugar, brown sugar, orange zest and juice, grated ginger, water, and a pinch of salt. Stir to make sure everything is mixed and incorporated.
- Bring to a boil on medium-high heat, then bring to a gentle simmer on medium-low heat until the cranberries pop and create your sauce, about 15 minutes. You can use the back of your spoon to help pop the cranberries.
- You can adjust it with more water if you want a thinner sauce. If it's too tart, adjust with more sugar.
Notes
- Use fresh or frozen cranberries: Either will work here! Adjust accordingly with more or less water for the tartness of your cranberries.
- Depending on what kind of cranberries you are cooking with, they may need more or less sugar, adjust accordingly. If your sauce is too sour and tart, add more sugar.
- Make Ahead: You can store your cranberry sauce ahead of time in the fridge for up to a week, and in the freezer for 1 month.
- You can adjust with any of your favorite aromatics, such as cinnamon or nutmeg.
Nutrition
Calories: 93kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 34IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.2mg