This homemade cranberry sauce recipe requires only 4 ingredients, and can be made in just 15 minutes!
In this how to make cranberry sauce homemade article you’ll find all you need to make a delicious cranberry recipe. From a shopping list, to a printable recipe card, even a nutrition label, it’s all covered to make your holiday cooking easier.


This low calorie recipe for cranberry sauce is only 65 calories. It’s perfect for holiday dinners, on sandwiches, over yogurt… The uses for cranberry sauce recipes are plentiful.
I like to make this homemade cranberry sauce recipe a few days ahead of time. This helps save me time and effort on a day that I’ll be doing a lot of cooking.
At only 65 calories, this cranberries sauce recipe fits into almost every diet!
Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe
The best cranberry sauce recipes call for fresh cranberries, but in this recipe you can choose fresh or frozen cranberries… This way you can make this Thanksgiving cranberry sauce any time of the year.
This fresh cranberry sauce Thanksgiving recipe can be made a day or two ahead of time, saving you from having to cook cranberries while you’re cooking a big meal.
Making fresh cranberry sauce homemade recipes is easier than ever with this sections in this article. Below you’ll find a shopping list, printable recipe card, guide on cooking cranberries recipes and more.
Here’s What You’ll Find in this Article:
- Ingredients in Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe (shopping list!)
- How to Make Cranberry Sauce Homemade
- Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe (recipe card!)
- Nutrition and Calories in Cranberry Sauce
In the sections below you’ll learn how to cook cranberries sauce recipe, and in the next section you’ll find the shopping list for this recipe fresh cranberry sauce.
The best cranberry sauce recipe in this article comes with a shopping list, sharable/printable recipe card, nutrition facts and more…
Ingredients in Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe
The ingredients in this recipe cranberry sauce are fresh and delicious.
Below you’ll find a shopping list for the cranberries recipe, I recommend taking a screenshot on your phone so you have it at your fingertips the next time you go to the store.


You can choose to use fresh or frozen cranberries. The fresh cranberries will hold up better, so I prefer fresh. But choose what you can find (or what’s on sale).
Shopping list for Fresh Cranberry Sauce:
- Fresh tangerines
- Fresh or frozen cranberries
- Cinnamon
- Maple syrup or honey
In the recipe card below you can choose how many servings you want to make. The card will do the math for you so you know exactly how much to buy.
So, if you’re looking for the measurements for the cranberry sauce recipe, see below.
Cooking cranberry sauce recipes require just a handful of ingredients…
How to Make Cranberry Sauce Homemade
Making this cranberries thanksgiving recipe is easy and fast. In just 15 minutes you’ll have the most delicious homemade cranberry sauce you’ve ever had!
You’ll find the guide on how many cranberry sauce in this section, and in the sharable recipe card below…
This cranberry sauce hot to make section will show you how to get your cranberry cooking started, so you can make your holiday meal easier.
I recommend making this 1-2 days ahead to make your life easier.
How to Make Cranberry Sauce Homemade:
- Zest the tangerines into a small sauce pot. Then peel and add the tangerine segments to the pot.
- Add in the cranberries, cinnamon and maple syrup and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat.
- Cook for 15 minutes, mixing often, until the cranberries soften and start to pop.
- Remove from heat and cool. Store in the fridge for up to a week.
In the next section, you’ll find a sharable recipe card with these directions, measurements and more.
Be sure to see the Nutrition section below the recipe card for a large Nutritional Facts and Calories section.
Up next, you’ll find a sharable recipe card for this easy holiday recipe…
Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe
You can make the best homemade cranberry sauce recipe ever, in just 15 minutes. Plus it’s extra low in calories!
Try this wonderful holiday recipe anytime of year with frozen cranberries, or make it for holiday parties and potluck gatherings.


Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe (Low Calorie)
Ingredients
- 2 tangerines
- 3 cups cranberries fresh or frozen
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
Instructions
- Zest the tangerines into a small sauce pot. Then peel and add the tangerine segments to the pot.
- Add in the cranberries, cinnamon and maple syrup and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat.
- Cook for 15 minutes, mixing often, until the cranberries soften and start to pop.
- Remove from heat and cool. Store in the fridge for up to a week.
Nutrition
Up next, nutrition facts and calories in cranberry sauce…
Nutrition and Calories in Cranberry Sauce
These nutrition facts are based on the cranberry sauce recipe above.
Not all cranberry sauces are as low in calories and sugar as this one, so be sure to check out the recipe card above for the low calories recipe.
This recipes for cranberry sauce can be made vegan with maple syrup… Sugar will also work, but the flavor of the maple syrup really sings in this recipe.


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