Thanksgiving Series: Cranberry Sauce

I am in love with all things cranberry.  As a kid, I probably ate most of the cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving.  Growing up we always had the canned cranberry sauce, but when I realized how easy it is to make, I've never gone back.  I originally got this recipe from here.

Ingredients:

• 12oz fresh cranberries
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup orange juice

In a medium sized saucepan over medium heat, dissolve the sugar in the orange juice.  Stir in the cranberries and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries start to pop (about 10 minutes).  Remove from heat and place sauce in a bowl.  Cranberry sauce will thicken as it cools.


**Thanksgiving 2017 update:  You can add 1/2 teaspoon orange extract when cooking and a tablespoon of brandy after you take the sauce off the heat.