Cranberry Sauce Recipes That Are Essential For Thanksgiving

Because nothing beats homemade.

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Cranberry sauce is definitely not the star at the Thanksgiving table, but it is an essential side. It provides a taste of sweetness on a plate overflowing with savory flavors. Its complementary taste is essential to making everything else at the feast shine. We know some folks think opening up a can on the big day is just as good as making homemade sauce, but we have to disagree. And we have recipes to support our stance.

Not only does making your own cranberry sauce mean you can get creative with flavors ― think cabernet blueberry and chipotle white ale ― but it’s also a way to honor one of the few fruits that are native to North America. Also, everything just tastes better when it’s homemade.

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Simply Recipes
Cranberry Sauce
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The Beeroness
Chipotle White Ale Cranberry Sauce
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Averie Cooks
Cabernet Cranberry And Blueberry Sauce
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Cookin' Canuck
Dried Cherry & Orange Cranberry Sauce
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Canal House's Cranberry-Port Gelée
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How Sweet It Is
Cranberry Pear Salsa
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Alexandra Cooks
Red Wine Cranberry Sauce
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Simply Recipes
Apple Cranberry Chutney
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Alaska From Scratch
Cranberry Chutney
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Two Peas & Their Pod
Fresh Cranberry Orange Sauce
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The Beeroness
Orange Blossom Ale Cranberry Sauce
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A Spicy Perspective
Raspberry Cranberry Sauce
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Macheesmo
Roasted Cranberry Sauce
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Eat Live Run
Bourbon Vanilla Cranberry Sauce
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