This homemade organic cranberry sauce recipe is made with whole cranberries, a little bit of sugar and fresh orange juice. With no fake sugar substitutes, it's the best alternative to the canned stuff in grocery stores.
Rinse the cranberries under cold running water and remove any that have started to brown or go soft.
Put the cranberries in a medium pot and add in the sugar, cinnamon, salt and orange juice.
Stir gently and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
Once the ingredients start to simmer, cook about 15 minutes, stirring often. Reduce the heat if needed to maintain a gentle simmer.
Remove from heat when most of the cranberries have popped and the cranberry sauce is thick. This takes about 15 minutes of simmering.
Let cool, then transfer to a glass jar and store in the fridge.
Notes
This recipes yields enough for 6 people to have a large spoonful or two with their thanksgiving turkey. All quantities can be doubled or tripled if needed to serve a larger crowd.
Be sure to use orange juice with no added sugar. I look for it in the single serve section of the grocery store. Or, you can put a large, peeled orange through a juicer.