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Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Disclosure: This Homemade Cranberry Sauce recipe and post has been sponsored by Newell Brands, makers of Ball® Fresh Preserving Products. All opinions are my own.
Homemade Cranberry Sauce is the perfect side dish for the upcoming holiday season.
Serve it alongside your Thanksgiving or Christmas turkey. My Thanksgiving dinner would not be complete if I didn't serve cranberry sauce. It is one of those family traditions that I have passed down to my children.
I found this very easy canned homemade Cranberry Sauce recipe in the Ball® Canning 101 Magazine (also included in the new Ball® Canning Back to Basics cookbook). As soon as I saw how easy this homemade cranberry sauce recipe was to make I knew I would be stocking my pantry this Fall with a few canned jars of homemade cranberry sauce.
If you have ever wondered how to can homemade jellied cranberry sauce with fresh cranberries then this easy homemade Cranberry Sauce recipe is for you.
Homemade Cranberry Sauce recipe
This easy homemade cranberry sauce recipe is made with only 3 ingredients. Fresh cranberries, sugar and water.
This is a small batch homemade cranberry sauce recipe that you can process and eat all year long or you could make a batch for you Thanksgiving dinner if you don't want to can the cranberry sauce.
It is so easy to make.
All you do is prepare the cranberries, run them through a food mill or I use the (affiliate link) Ball® freshTECH HarvestPro™ Sauce Maker to remove the cranberry peels and seeds like I did.
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Anyone who loves canning salsa, tomato sauce and this homemade cranberry sauce recipe will jump for joy the first time they use it and see how easy it is puree fruits and vegetables while canning. It will cut hours off a day of canning.
Easy Holiday Hostess Gift Idea
With the holiday season fast approaching this homemade cranberry sauce recipe is perfect for gift giving or the perfect hostess gift during the holidays.
Imagine the delight when you show up with a jar of freshly canned homemade cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner with family and friends.
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*Recipe can be found in the Ball® Canning Back to Basics Book (Time Inc. Books, 2017)
Makes about 4 (½ pint) jars or 2 (1-pint jars)
How To Make Low Sugar Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 ½ cups fresh cranberries ( I used almost 2 bags of fresh cranberries)
- 1 ¾ cups water
- 2 cups sugar
Directions
- Rinse the cranberries well under cold running water; drain.
- Discard any crushed or bruised cranberries.
- Combine the cranberries and water in a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan.Boil over medium-high until the skins begin to split. Puree the mixture using a food mill or food strainer to remove peels and seeds; discard solids. Return the mixture to large saucepan.
- Add the sugar to the cranberry mixture, and cook over medium-high, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Boil the mixture almost to the gelling point (220 F.)
- Ladle the hot cranberry sauce into a hot jar, leaving a ½ inch headspace. Remove airbubbles. Wipe the jar rim. Center the lid on the jar. Apply the band and adjust to fingertip-tight. Place the jar in the boiling water canner. Repeat until all jars are filled.
- Process the jars 15 minutes, adjusting for altitude. Turn off heat, remove the lid and let the jars stand 5 minutes. Remove jars and cool.
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Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 half pints or 2 pints 1x
- Category: Canning Recipes
- Method: Hot Water Bath
- Cuisine: American
Description
Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Easy 3 ingredients homemade Cranberry Sauce recipe is perfect served alongside your holiday turkey.
Ingredients
- 4 ½ cups fresh cranberries ( I used almost 2 bags of fresh cranberries)
- 1 ¾ cups water
- 2 cups sugar
Instructions
- Rinse the cranberries well under cold running water; drain.
- Discard any crushed or bruised cranberries.
- Combine the cranberries and water in a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan.Boil over medium-high until the skins begin to split. Puree the mixture using a food mill or food strainer to remove peels and seeds; discard solids. Return the mixture to large saucepan.
- Add the sugar to the cranberry mixture, and cook over medium-high, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Boil the mixture almost to the gelling point (220 F.)
- Ladle the hot cranberry sauce into a hot jar, leaving a ½ inch headspace. Remove airbubbles. Wipe the jar rim. Center the lid on the jar. Apply the band and adjust to fingertip-tight. Place the jar in the boiling water canner. Repeat until all jars are filled.
- Process the jars 15 minutes, adjusting for altitude. Turn off heat, remove the lid and let the jars stand 5 minutes. Remove jars and cool.
Notes
*Recipe can be found in the Ball® Canning Back to Basics Book (Time Inc. Books, 2017)
Makes about 4 (½ pint) jars or 2 (1-pint jars)
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ¼ cup
- Calories: 268
