Video: How to Make Cranberry Sauce

Learn how to make this quick, delicious recipe using whole cranberries.

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This cranberry sauce recipe is so easy, you’ll want to keep it on hand all year to serve with sandwiches and roast meats. In this video, you’ll learn how to make cranberry sauce using whole cranberries. This step-by-step recipe is so simple and easy: whole cranberries are simmered with water and sugar until the cranberries soften and the sauce takes on a jellied appearance. You’ll also get options for adding additional flavor to your cranberry sauce, like the zest of lemons or oranges, which adds a brightness, or toasted chopped walnuts for texture. Get top-rated recipes for cranberry sauce. It's the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving dinner menu. See more Thanksgiving videos >>

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bmh466

Dec. 30, 2012 7:32 am

I love cranberry sauce and find it is something you can experiment with and always turns out great. I generally subsitute the water with a juice of some kind and reduce the sugar or splenda (I use this most of the time) to 3/4 or 1/2 of a cup if you like the tartness of the cranberries. I have also subsituted 1/4 of the liquid with various liqours such as orange favoured or tequilia. Again addsa very nice variation on the original. After the dinner I use the left over sauce on my yougert.

margie

Nov. 21, 2012 9:18 am

I just made some and substituted stevia in the green bag (measures like sugar), but waited till it was cooled a little to add the stevia. Tastes great!

mamajo

Nov. 9, 2012 8:27 am

12 oz bg fesh cranberies 1 cup orange juice 1 cup of sugar bring to simmer and cook 10 min. made this many years for thanksgiving buffet in restaurant. always recieved great comments. too use splender or other sweetner, most measure like sugar.

njtom

Feb. 25, 2012 9:43 am

I substitute some water with orange juice.

nairotci

Dec. 20, 2011 11:18 am

When I cook with sugar substitutes, I cook the dish first without the sweeteners. I add the sweetener once I've removed it from the heat. Most taste bitter to me when cooked. I would cool it about 15 minutes, then add the sugar substitute. Cranberries are so good for us but not all that sugar is, so I make mine without the sugar. I've had very good luck doing this with puddings as well. Tastes just like sugar.

jerrie

Dec. 20, 2011 6:28 am

Yes, add as much sugar as you desire>

cga

Dec. 12, 2011 10:28 am

I would use 1.5 cups sugar

jammspres

Nov. 23, 2011 9:03 pm

Has anyone tried it with stevia or splenda? If so, how much did you use? Thank you.