Cranberry Sauce - The Nerd's Wife

My whole life, we’ve always had cranberry sauce from the can.

You know, that yucky jellied glob?

Yuck.

Then, I married The Nerd and we had our first Thanksgiving together. Cranberry Sauce is his favorite thing at Thanksgiving.

But his mom made homemade cranberry sauce. I just couldn’t disappoint him.

So, I scoured the Internet for an easy recipe for cranberry sauce. And Our Best Bites came to the rescue, yet again.

I like that you put all of this in a pan and bake it. You don’t have to worry about burning it on top of the stove or anything.

Love it!

Cranberry Sauce

Source: Our Best Bites

Ingredients:

1 bag cranberries
1 c white sugar
1 c orange juice
1 c water
1 stick cinnamon

1 very small pinch ground cloves

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Wash the cranberries and remove any bad ones.

Put in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish and add water, orange juice, sugar, cinnamon and cloves.

Bake for one hour.

Mash the cranberries for a textured sauce or process with a blender for a smooth sauce.

Allow to cool. It will thicken as it cools.

I put it in the fridge until it’s time to serve.

Enjoy!

Cranberry Sauce is a holiday dinner essential in our family. This is my favorite recipe for whipping up some the day of the event.

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