Crockpot Cranberry Sauce

Bowl of slow cooker cranberry sauce ready to be served. Topped with a couple cinnamon sticks.

4.54 from 13 votes

Truly the best Crockpot Cranberry Sauce recipe and it's SO easy to make! Spiced with cinnamon and sweetened with orange juice, it is the best combination of sweet and tart! This easy recipe takes just minutes of prep work and only a handful of ingredients!

Course Side

Cuisine American

Keyword crockpot cranberry sauce, slow cooker cranberry sauce

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 10

Total Time 11

Servings servings

Calories 100kcal

Author Trish - Mom On Timeout

Ingredients

12 ounces fresh cranberries rinsed and picked through
⅔ cup granulated sugar
½ cup orange juice
¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
1 cinnamon stick
1 piece of orange peel just use a potato peel or paring knife

Instructions

Add cranberries to a 2 or 3 quart slow cooker.
12 ounces fresh cranberries
Top with granulated sugar, orange juice and salt.
⅔ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup orange juice, ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
Add the cinnamon stick and orange peel. Stir to combine.
1 cinnamon stick, 1 piece of orange peel
Cover with lid and cook on high for 3 hours, stirring once each hour.
Remove the lid and stir again and continue cooking for 30 minutes or so or until the cranberry sauce is thickened slightly.
Serve warm or cover and refrigerate until ready to use. If refrigerated, cranberry sauce will thicken up even more.
Can be made up to 3 days in advance.

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Notes

Slow Cooker

You will need a 3 quart slow cooker for this recipe. I used this one here (aff link).

Storage Information

Refrigerator: Cranberry sauce should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Freezer: Freeze cranberry sauce in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months. To use, simply thaw in the refrigerator overnight and give it a good stir before serving.

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