Canned cranberry sauce from the store just doesn’t compare to scratch cranberry sauce. You are going to love this simple and easy recipe. You would think that making homemade cranberry sauce was this huge labor of love taking hours to cook down because it is one of the prettiest side dishes with its bright red vibrant color, but in actuality its super easy and only uses one saucepan, a few ingredients and is done in under 30 minutes. 

1.  First wash your cranberries then peel and dice your apple into small squares. Toss those ingredients into your saucepan, then zest your orange and add the remaining ingredients. 

2. You’ll bring your saucepan to a boil, then reduce and allow to simmer on low/medium heat for about 20 minutes until the cranberries have popped and the sauce has thickened. If some of your cranberries are still whole, you can use a masher to smash the remaining few cranberries.

3. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely and store in a glass jar until ready to serve or freeze in an airtight container and take out 24 hours before serving.