Turkey without this perfect homemade cranberry sauce is unimaginable at my house. One Christmas I forgot to make it so while the turkey was cooling on the counter I made a batch and we ate it warm over our turkey. Totally silly but absolutely delicious! While I would recommend you allow it to cool, this is the best cranberry sauce you’ll ever make. Just 4 ingredients and 10 minutes of cook time you will never buy another can of cranberry sauce again.
Perfect Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1 cup of water
3/4 cup white sugar
Juice of 1 whole lime
Zest of 1 whole lime
Place sugar, water and cranberries in a small saucepan.
On medium heat warm mixture stirring often to dissolve sugar.
Add lime zest, lime juice and continue to stir on occasion.
Turn stove up to medium-high and allow to come to a rolling boil.
Turn down and simmer for 7-8 minutes until cranberries are soft.
Remove from heat, stir, and allow to cool.
Store covered in the fridge for up to two weeks.
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1 cup of water
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- Juice of 1 whole lime
- Zest of 1 whole lime
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Place sugar, water and cranberries in a small saucepan.
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On medium heat warm mixture stirring often to dissolve sugar.
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Add lime zest and juice and continue to stir on occasion.
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Turn stove up to medium-high and allow to come to a rolling boil.
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Turn down and simmer for 7-8 minutes until cranberries are soft.
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Remove from heat, stir, and allow to cool.
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Store covered in the fridge for up to two weeks.
I consider lime to be the secret ingredient in my Homemade Cranberry Sauce. What’s yours? 
Mmm….yummy!! I love, love, love cranberry sauce! I’ve never made it though…and this looks delicious!!
MMMH, this looks really good and simple.
I tried to make some with wild cranberries and I scorched the whole pan, but this one looks easy and less scorchable.
This looks great! Homemade cranberry sauce is a tradition in my family and brings back a lot of memories. I really like the addition of some lime! Visiting from the From Dream to Reality hop. =)
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This recipe looks super yummy with the lime and cranberry! Here’s another cranberry sauce recipe-from my Alaska home… http://runnstitch.blogspot.com/2013/12/spiced-lingonberry-sauce.html
I love making homemade cranberry sauce. This recipe sounds delicious!
I love cranberry sauce and this recipe is a must to try. I usually use the premade sort but this has to taste so much better, thanks for the recipe :-)
Nice recipe, doesn’t look too complicated.
So I’m a canned cranberry sauce girl through and through but this recipe has me thinking I should probably branch out! Love the addition of the lime!
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Wow looks very yummy. Will surely try to make the same and post it back on how its made.
Looks so easy and delicious!