Red Wine Cranberry Sauce

5 from 1 vote

Red wine cranberry sauce is such a fun twist to a traditional cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving. It's so easy to make with just a few ingredients. The red wine brings such a depth of flavor and compliments the cranberries so well.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Ingredients

▢ 3/4 cup dry red wine - I used Cabernet Sauvignon
▢ 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
▢ 3/4 cup brown sugar
▢ 12 oz fresh cranberries
▢ 1-2 tablespoons orange zest - from one orange
▢ 2 cinnamon sticks - or 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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Instructions

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine dry red wine, orange juice and brown sugar.
Bring to a boil. Heat and stir until brown sugar dissolves, about 3-4 minutes.
Add cranberries, orange zest, and cinnamon sticks. Bring back to a boil.
Let simmer for 10-15 minutes, until cranberries have bursted and sauce is thick. Be sure to stir occasionally so sauce does not bubble up and overflow.
Remove cinnamon sticks before serving.

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