Olivia's Delicious Baked Cranberry Orange Sauce

Not Your Average Cranberry Sauce: New Twist To A Holiday Classic

Cranberries with orange juice & orange peel is a great combination. Cinnamon stick is also a nice optional addition to this cranberry sauce recipe.

Baking cranberry sauce is a clever idea if you're baking other food, or don't have any room on the stove top.

If the reverse is true - no room in the oven - Olivia Sinton's cranberry sauce recipe is equally delicious cooked in a saucepan on the stove.

Total prep & cook time: 70 min

12 Servings

Nutrition Data Per Serving: 67 cal, 13g carbs, 0g fat, 1mg sodium, 1g fiber, 0g protein, 10g sugars, Very low sat. fat, sodium & cholesterol, very good source Vit. C. Estimated glycemic load: 7.

Cranberry Sauce Ingredients:

• 12 oz. (1 pkg) fresh or frozen whole unsweetened cranberries
• 1/2 cup raw cane sugar
• 1 tsp grated orange peel
• 1/2 cup unsweetened orange juice
• Optional: 1 cinnamon stick

Cranberry Sauce Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Sort cranberries, discarding any bruised or decayed fruit
• Rinse and drain berries
• Grate the peel from the orange using a fine grater
• Prepare fresh squeezed orange juice and measure out 1/2 cup
• In an 8 or 9 inch square baking dish, mix cranberries, sugar, orange juice and orange peel
• Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree F regular or convection oven, stirring occasionally, until berries are tender when pierced and juices are syrupy, about 1 hour
• Serve warm or cool

Recipe Tips:

Cranberry sauce is traditionally associated with turkey, but we've found that it's perfect in a vegetarian or vegan Thanksgiving menu.

Cranberries are extremely compatible with Squash Pecan Casserole, Vegan Stuffing, or Shepherd's Pie (lacto veg, vegan) - just to name a few of our delicious Holiday Recipes!

We used 1/2 the amount of sugar recommended on the cranberry package. Use more if you like your cranberry sauce sweet instead of tart-sweet. Substitute an equivalent amount of stevia or other low carb sweetener to lighten the glycemic load.