Name: Slow Cooker Cranberry Orange Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 (12 oz.) bags fresh cranberries; 3/4 cup orange juice; Zest from one orange; 1 cup sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 teaspoon cinnamon

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Cranberry orange sauce is SO easy to make in a slow cooker, you may never want to make stovetop cranberry sauce again. With a delicious tart-orange taste, this Crockpot Cranberry Orange Sauce is finished in 3 hours and makes the perfect fall side dish!

Crockpot Cranberry Orange Sauce

Using your slow cooker to make cranberry sauce keeps your stovetop free for making other dishes. You can also make this up ahead of time to make Thanksgiving day less hectic.

I usually just pick up a tub of Cranberry Orange sauce at Trader Joe’s a couple of days before Thanksgiving. It’s delicious and easy. But you know what? This recipe is pretty darn easy too and I won’t have to brave the crowds, or worry that they’ll be out of stock.

Can you make cranberry orange sauce ahead?

I don’t need my cranberry sauce to be warm, so you definitely can make this up ahead of time and keep it on hand for a couple of days before serving. I probably wouldn’t keep it past a week, but then again, I rarely keep leftovers for more than a day. I’m just not a leftover kind of gal. But I would make this a couple of days before the big Turkey day and feel just fine about it.

How do you make crockpot cranberry orange sauce?

I threw 2 bags of cranberries into my crockpot along with some orange juice, orange zest, sugar, cinnamon and a cinnamon stick. Set it on high for 4 hours, but noticed it was pretty much done in 3.

When the berries are mashable, it’s done. I mashed them with a wooden spoon against the side of my crock, but a potato masher would be perfect for this too. I just couldn’t be bothered to dig mine out, because then I’d start thinking about mashed potatoes and would need to make some…..because potato cravings just don’t go away.

Boston Market Mashed Potatoes were a staple when I was pregnant. It’s all I could eat for a while…….or at least that’s the excuse I gave my husband.

Cooking or baking with cranberries is always delicious this time of year. So many great holiday recipes. I’m dying to try this Cranberry Christmas Cake soon.

Slow Cooker Cranberry Orange Sauce Recipe

Yield: 8

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 3 hours

Total Time: 3 hours 5 minutes

Easy to make slow cooker homemade cranberry sauce with a hint of orange and cinnamon.

Ingredients

2 (12 oz.) bags fresh cranberries
3/4 cup orange juice
Zest from one orange
1 cup sugar
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

Place all ingredients into your crockpot.
Stir to blend the sugar with the juice.
Put the lid on and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours
Once the berries are easy to mash, they are done.
Mash with a potato masher or use a wooden spoon and mash against the inside of the crock.
Serve warm or chill.

Notes

This can be made up a couple of days ahead and will save for at least a week.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1/2 c
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 123Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 1mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 1gSugar: 29gProtein: 0g

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