Food & Cooking Recipes Healthy Recipes Gluten-Free Recipes Orange-Scented Cranberry Sauce 4.0 (439) It's the easy-yet-elevated condiment your Thanksgiving turkey needs. Prep Time: 5 mins Total Time: 30 mins Yield: Makes 3 1/2 cups Jump to recipe Why buy cranberry sauce when this recipe takes just five minutes of hands-on prep and 30 minutes total to make? All you need are three ingredients: fresh or frozen cranberries, sugar, and the zest and juice of fresh oranges. Even better, you can make the cranberry sauce ahead—as far as a week in advance of the meal. (We suggest you make it asap and tick one thing off your Thanksgiving dinner to-do list.) Even better, the recipe makes plenty of sauce for the feast, and enough so you can slather it on your leftover turkey sandwiches the day after. 17 Fresh Cranberry Recipes, Including Drinks, Sides, and Lots of Desserts Directions Combine cranberries, sugar, orange zest, and water: In a medium saucepan, combine cranberries, sugar, orange zest, and 1/2 cup water; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then simmer: Bring to a boil over medium-high. Reduce to a simmer and cook until thickened, 20 to 25 minutes. Stir in orange juice: Remove from heat and stir in orange juice. 5 More Cranberry Condiment Recipes to Try Classic Cranberry Sauce Easy Cranberry-Orange Relish Cranberry-Orange-Jalapeño Relish Cranberry Sauce With Ginger and Clove Todd English's Cranberry Compote Updated by Victoria Spencer Victoria Spencer Victoria Spencer is an experienced food editor, writer, and recipe developer. She manages the decorvow recipe archive and is always curious about new ingredients and the best techniques. She has been working in food media for over 20 years.