Boozy Fresh Cranberry-Orange Sauce

Why buy canned cranberry sauce when you can easily make your own from fresh cranberries, sugar, water, and a little bit of fresh orange? Cointreau®, or another orange-flavored liqueur, gives this sauce an extra flavor boost. It's perfect with ham, chicken, or turkey, whether it's a holiday or not.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 54 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ cup water
• ⅛ teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 2 cups whole fresh cranberries
• ½ large orange, zested and juiced
• ⅓ cup orange-flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine cranberries, sugar, water, orange zest, orange juice, orange-flavored liqueur, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring frequently, for about 20 minutes.

Step 2

Remove from heat and allow to cool. Sauce with thicken as it cools, to a soft-preserves stage. Refrigerate until ready to serve.