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Not Your Momma’s Cranberry Sauce

November 22, 2012 By Talya Tate Boerner 13 Comments

Momma loves the cranberry sauce that slithers out of the can with a vile sucking sound. The can leaves imprinted rings around the jelly providing an easy slicing guide. Momma has learned to show up for Thanksgiving with her own sad can, in case we accidentally forget.
If you prefer a quick, more flavorful cranberry sauce, this is an easy recipe you can whip up in the time it takes to slide that jellied concoction on to a dish…
Easy Cranberry Sauce
One bag fresh cranberries (12 oz)
3/4 cup orange juice
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 oz rum
Simple Cranberry Sauce - 5 ingredients
Dump all the ingredients in a saucepan, stir on medium-high until most of the liquid cooks off – about 20 minutes. The cranberries will split and pop open. Can be prepared in advanced and stored in the fridge for 2-3 days.
Simple Cranberry Sauce
Serve this yummy cranberry sauce at room temperature—along side the canned stuff (if you must)…
Simple Cranberry Sauce
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    November 22, 2012 at 6:26 am

    awesome! I’m strangely attracted to the canned stuff (like a car wreck-I don’t eat it-just watch it jiggle!)

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  2. Anonymous says

    November 22, 2012 at 6:55 am

    I hope Staci didn’t forget my cranberry sauce! She is doing all the cooking this year; Talya is still out-of-town. Mom

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  3. Anonymous says

    November 22, 2012 at 8:06 am

    My husband and daughter-in-law fight over the end slices…must have cranberry sauce with the rings

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  4. Mark says

    November 22, 2012 at 10:27 am

    Thank you, Thank you. I am thankful for Talya’s alternative to the “canberry” sauce. Happy Thanksgiving.

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 24, 2012 at 4:31 pm

      I love it-canberry sauce…

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  5. Colene says

    November 23, 2012 at 7:45 am

    People really eat that canned stuff???

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  6. pittypatter says

    November 24, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    Even with table edge-to-table edge food, no one remembered to bring the cranberry sauce! That was Granny’s job and no one has yet taken that over.

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  7. Kaa says

    November 26, 2012 at 8:09 am

    I happen to like the canberry stuff.

    However, I also like the version of that recipe that Talya gives above that my housemate makes. It has cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom, and instead of orange juice, she uses orange marmalade, for a little extra texture. No rum, but I bet if I suggest that, she might give it a try. 🙂

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  8. TimH says

    November 26, 2012 at 1:22 pm

    It just isn’t Thanksgiving without cranberry sauce!

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    • Gloria says

      November 28, 2015 at 5:08 am

      Whenever I make stuffing throughout the year have to have cranberry sauce. So I make sure I have lots of cranberries in the freezer. Stuffing without cranberries just isn’t stuffing.
      Enjoy your cranberries. I make this same recipe but leave out the rum.

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      • Talya Tate Boerner says

        November 28, 2015 at 7:07 am

        That’s a great idea Gloria. I never make dressing except during the holidays. Not sure why that is.

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  9. June Graham says

    November 21, 2016 at 9:15 am

    I’m with your mom—- but I also make a cranberry-pineapple salad that is delish with dressing!

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 21, 2016 at 1:21 pm

      Cranberry and pineapple sounds like a great combination!

      Reply

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