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The Best Cranberry Sauce Recipes For Thanksgiving

Homemade is so much better than the canned stuff.
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Taste Senior Editor, HuffPost

Thanksgiving just wouldn't be the same without cranberry sauce. If you think about it, cranberry sauce is THE reason we're able to enjoy all that stuffing, mashed potatoes and turkey. Its perfect combination of tart and sweet adds a fresh flavor to our favorite carb-heavy meal.

We're not talking about canned cranberry sauce -- we've already gone over how we feel about that. We're talking homemade, fresh, fruity cranberry sauces. If you've never tried a homemade version, you're in for a wonderful surprise.

To highlight the importance of this Thanksgiving side, we've put together the best of the best cranberry sauce recipes out there -- now, all you need to do is choose one (or a couple) for this year's feast.

1
Cranberry Sauce
Simply Recipes
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2
Cranberry Chutney
Alaska From Scratch
Get the Cranberry Chutney recipe from Alaska From Scratch
3
Jellied Cranberry Sauce With Fuji Apple
Frances Janisch/Food & Wine
Get the Jellied Cranberry Sauce with Fuji Apple recipe from Food & Wine
4
Canal House's Cranberry-Port Gelée
James Ransom/Food52
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5
Cabernet Cranberry And Blueberry Sauce
Averie Cooks
Get the Cabernet Cranberry and Blueberry Sauce recipe from Averie Cooks
6
Cranberry Pear Salsa
How Sweet It Is
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7
Red Wine Cranberry Sauce
Alexandra Cooks
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8
Apple Cranberry Chutney
Simply Recipes
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9
Fresh Cranberry Orange Sauce
Two Peas & Their Pod
Get the Fresh Cranberry Orange Sauce Recipe from Two Peas & Their Pod
10
Orange Blossom Ale Cranberry Sauce
The Beeroness
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11
Raspberry Cranberry Sauce
A Spicy Perspective
Get the Raspberry Cranberry Sauce Recipe from A Spicy Perspective
12
Roasted Cranberry Sauce
Macheesmo
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13
Bourbon Vanilla Cranberry Sauce
Eat Live Run
Get the Bourbon Vanilla Cranberry Sauce recipe from Eat Live Run
14
Cranberry-Pomegranate Sauce
Gimme Some Oven
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15
Maple Cinnamon Cranberry Sauce
Family Fresh Cooking
Get the Maple Cinnamon Cranberry Sauce recipe from Family Fresh Cooking
16
Cranberry And Orange Ginger Mango Chutney
Averie Cooks
Get the Cranberry and Orange Ginger Mango Chutney recipe from Averie Cooks
17
Cranberry, Clementine And Pumpkin Seed Conserve
Frances Janisch/Food & Wine
Get the Cranberry, Clementine and Pumpkin Seed Conserve recipe from Food & Wine
18
Dried Cherry & Orange Cranberry Sauce
Cookin' Canuck
Get the Dried Cherry & Orange Cranberry Sauce Recipe from Cookin' Canuck
19
Boozy Cranberry Sauce with Port Wine & Cloves
Cookin' Canuck
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20
Cranberry Applesauce
Simply Recipes
Get the Cranberry Applesauce Recipe from Simply Recipes
21
Orange Bourbon Cranberry Sauce
Gimme Some Oven
Get the Orange Bourbon Cranberry Sauce Recipe from Gimme Some Oven
22
Candied Ginger Cranberry Sauce
A Beautiful Mess
Get the Candied Ginger Cranberry Sauce Recipe from A Beautiful Mess

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