Comments on: Homemade Cranberry Sauce

By: Sharon Miller

Sharon Miller — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:23:11 +0000

Forgot to leave my rating on a previous post.

By: Sharon Miller

Sharon Miller — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:20:31 +0000

I made this recipe for Thanksgiving 2025. My first attempt at homemade cranberry sauce. It was wonderful. I followed the directions and added 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon to the sugar/water/orange juice mixture before I brought it to a boil. Then when I transferred the mixture to the bowl for cooling I stirred in 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract. Everyone enjoyed the fresh cranberry sauce. I bought several bags of cranberries and froze them. Today I made another batch of cranberry sauce and enjoyed every bite. Thank you for this recipe!

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 03:23:38 +0000

In reply to Tiffany. Hi Tiffany! Frozen cranberries should work just fine here. :)

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:40:00 +0000

In reply to Zach. So glad our recipe could change your mind!

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:04:22 +0000

Has anyone made this using frozen cranberries?

By: Jessica Case

Jessica Case — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 23:48:55 +0000

I made cranberry fluff salad with canned cranberry sauce last and I liked it with crushed pineapple and cream cheese.

By: Zach

Zach — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 23:10:50 +0000

Mom made this for Christmas dinner and it turned out perfect. Converted me from a cranberry sauce skeptic to full-blown evangelist.

By: Terrie

Terrie — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 19:28:57 +0000

In reply to Kimberly K.

delicious, I’ve never ever eaten can cranberry sauce, yuck lol. I know people like it but….I bought fresh cranberries this year and decided to try your recipe and love it. Thanks I’m going to go buy some more cranberries…

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 02:32:14 +0000

In reply to Stacy M.. I actually made jellied cranberry sauce today. Boil 12oz bag fresh cranberries in 1/2 cup oj (or juice of choice) for 10 minutes while popping berries with spoon. Puree with immersion blender the press through a fine sieve. Add 1 cuo of sugar, bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes. Put in jars and chill overnight. I added a few dashes of cinnamon and a top of vanilla in the first step.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 02:12:21 +0000

In reply to Stacy M.. Hi Stacy! I haven't personally done it. I think you would need to incorporate gelatin and without having done it I just can't say for sure how to do it. If you do try it I would love to know how it goes. :)

By: Stacy M.

Stacy M. — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:59:48 +0000

So if I wanted jellied cranberry sauce would it be the same recipe and pull out the immersion blender or would i need to alter it. I’ve saved several empty cans just for this.

By: Ella A

Ella A — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 15:05:08 +0000

Everyone enjoyed this cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving. From now on this is the only recipe I will use. i did add a chunk of orange peel to it while it was cooking, then removed it. Next time I may reduce the sugar a tiny bit, just as an experiment.

By: Bob Grant

Bob Grant — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 16:05:41 +0000

In reply to Molly McGinnis Byrne. Add some orange zest it makes it better

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 02:52:06 +0000

In reply to Molly McGinnis Byrne. I have not experimented with it as I don't think there is any need to change the flavor here, but you can certainly experiment with it. :)

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 02:51:24 +0000

In reply to Molly McGinnis Byrne. Frozen cranberries should work fine and you can freeze this after it has cooled. :)

By: pam

pam — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:54:35 +0000

best cranberry sauce ever!

By: Molly McGinnis Byrne

Molly McGinnis Byrne — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 03:51:26 +0000

Any spices that go well in thise cranberry sauce, i.e. nutmeg?

By: Molly McGinnis Byrne

Molly McGinnis Byrne — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 03:48:26 +0000

2 things:
1. If I can’t find good fresh cranberries, can I use frozen?
2. Can I freeze this after it’s cooled?

By: Estellita Booker

Estellita Booker — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:53:21 +0000

In reply to Lydia Cave. I used 1/3 cup of a white wine. and 1/3 of pineapple juice..... I'll never make it any other way again

By: Leslie

Leslie — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 23:28:26 +0000

So fresh and delicious it can literally be eaten with a spoon. It will be impossible to go back to canned sauce after this.

By: Bev Darr

Bev Darr — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:41:00 +0000

Good. Just the right amount of sweet.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 19:58:22 +0000

In reply to Nicole. Hi Nicole! Maybe you'll get lucky but it will likely still be pretty warm and loose.

By: Keith Pelchat

Keith Pelchat — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:00:41 +0000

made this with honey instead of brown sugar. It was spectacular. Setup nicely to an “almost out of the can” consistency (I used 2/3 cup of water – instead of 1/3 cup, plus 3 tbsp of raw honey, and cooked it down quite a bit – about 25 minutes). Put in the refrigerator over night. Will make this every time I want cranberry sauce.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:08:28 +0000

In reply to Pam. Hi Pam! Frozen cranberries will work. :)

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:07:16 +0000

In reply to Lisa McLeod. Hi Lisa! All of the amounts are in the ingredients list above the written recipe. The amounts are also listed below each step to help so you don't have to scroll. It's 2/3 cup of orange juice and 1/3 cup of water. :)