101 Reviews of Cranberry Sauce

From: BeckyF

On Dec 6, 2002

Thanks Karen, Our daughter made this dish for Thanksgiving dinner and it was a real hit. The contrast between the tangy and sweet taste was perfect. This recipe is one that becomes better after a couple of days and for that reason it could be prepared ahead of time.

From: Kiss*My*Tiara

On Dec 27, 2002

I made this for Xmas (doubled it) and it was almost perfect! For some reason it did not "jell" up as much as I had hoped and it was a little too tart, maybe from the OJ. I did buy very good OJ for it. I will never buy canned sauce ever again. This was simple, fun to make and could be made well in advance. My kids really liked watching the berries pop. I'll make this any time I need cranberry sauce, but I'll do the 1/2 water 1/2 OJ and add maybe a tablespoon more of sugar.

From: Lee of The Midwest Whitehouse

On Nov 27, 2003

Excellent..... a real home run. No doubt this one will be a regular. I did make two minor changes, only because I'm a real "orange" kinda person. I added the zest of a medium sized orange and chopped up the orange segments and stirred the "orange bits" in after the sauce was cooked. The sauce cooled to perfection.. Thank You Karen.

From: TexasKelly

On Nov 28, 2005

This was wonderful. I had no idea it could be so easy to make my own cranberry sauce instead of eating the canned stuff. Everyone enjoyed it, and I followed the recipe exactly as stated. I used 1/2 water and 1/2 oj after reading the other reviews, and it came out perfectly. Also, it really would be better to make it a day ahead of time, so it can sit and the flavors can absorb into each other. Thanks for posting, it made a great addition to our thanksgiving dinner!

From: Spicy Gal

On Oct 28, 2004

What I really love, in addition to the orange juice, is to add 1 T. orange zest or tangerine zest — it really kicks the citrus taste up a notch! Actually, if you have tangerines available, using their juice instead of orange provides a much sweeter taste — for those who find the orange version too tart. (And stirring in 1/4 c. cognac in at the end doesn't hurt either...

From: bobo3039

On Nov 10, 2005

Simple, quick and so much better than canned sauce. I usually use water when making this, but add some orange zest.

From: CHRIS CLARKE

On Nov 26, 2002

Excellent...this is my recipe as well(a little less sugar for me)Couldn't be easier and beats the canned stuff any day!

From: sher440

On Nov 17, 2006

This is our third season eating this - EVERONE eats cranberry sauce now! It's delicious!! They even want to take some home! Thanks!

From: Chef #175315

On Jan 8, 2005

This recipe turned out exactly as promised. It was easy and delicious. I would make this every time. I would make it a day or two ahead. Taste great every day.

From: Tish

On Nov 29, 2002

Really tasty. We ended up using a lower quality orange juice which left a slightly tangy taste to it. I will try again with either fresh juice or better quality. We also didn't chill quite long enough I think but the overall taste was pretty good. Thanks Karen for another wonderful recipe.