The Best Basic Cranberry Sauce

The Best Basic Cranberry Sauce

Ashley Manila

Ready to ditch the creepy canned cranberry sauce but don't know where to start?! This recipe is for The Best Basic Cranberry Sauce is for you! Made with just 6 simple ingredients, this basic recipe is super easy and perfect for Thanksgiving dinner!

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 12

Total Time 17

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

1 cup water
1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup granulated sugar
12 ounces cranberries, fresh or frozen
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, bring water and both sugars to a boil.
Add cranberries and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla extract, salt, and pepper.
Pour sauce into a bowl and cool to room temperature.
Serve or cover and refrigerate until needed.

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Recipe by Ashley Manila at Baker by Nature: https://flow-hatch.live/the-best-basic-cranberry-sauce/%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-50119":{"type":"food","name":"The Best Basic Cranberry Sauce","slug":"wprm-the-best-basic-cranberry-sauce","image_url":"https:\/\/bakerbynature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cranberry-sauce-123edswsww-1-of-1.jpg","rating":{"count":2,"total":10,"average":5,"type":{"comment":2,"no_comment":0,"user":0},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","name":"water","notes":"","id":900,"type":"ingredient","uid":0,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","name":"dark brown sugar, packed","notes":"","id":1061,"type":"ingredient","uid":1,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"1\/3","unit":"cup","name":"granulated sugar","notes":"","id":989,"type":"ingredient","uid":2,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/3","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"12","unit":"ounces","name":"cranberries, fresh or frozen","notes":"","id":1037,"type":"ingredient","uid":3,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"12","unit":"ounces","unitParsed":"ounces"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"teaspoons","name":"vanilla extract","notes":"","id":912,"type":"ingredient","uid":4,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"teaspoons","unitParsed":"teaspoons"}}},{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","name":"salt","notes":"","id":903,"type":"ingredient","uid":5,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"1\/8","unit":"teaspoon","name":"black pepper","notes":"","id":1105,"type":"ingredient","uid":6,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/8","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}}],"originalServings":"6","originalServingsParsed":6,"currentServings":"6","currentServingsParsed":6,"currentServingsFormatted":"6","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0}}}