42 Reviews of Cranberry Sauce

From: Happy Harry #2

On Dec 6, 2005

I thought this was one of my all time favorites for fresh cranberries. I used half Splenda and half regular white sugar. I LOVED the addition of the ginger. The reason for the four stars was because of mixed reviews from my Thanksgiving guests. Well, not everybody likes ginger as much as I do. I did have some of that (crappy) canned stuff there for these folks. I will make this again but probably cut the ginger in half.

From: TheDiva1959

On Jan 2, 2006

This receipe kicks butt. Seriously Joanne, I've made it the last two years for Thanksgiving and have gotten nothing but raves! For a switch I also add 1 cup of Southern Comfort.

From: Crystal Pistol

On Nov 29, 2007

OMG! Everyone at my Thanksgiving dinner loved this. The orange juice and orange zest really kick up the flavors. I'd have this over store bought any day.

From: Chio182

On Dec 3, 2007

This was good cranberry sauce. The only problem is all the flavoring (particularly the cinnamon and orange juice/zest) overpowered the taste of cranberries. I like to be able to taste some of their tartness. I would also strongly recommend letting the sauce sit a day in the fridge - the flavors married much better and overall it was far better than eating fresh.

From: WI Cheddarhead

On Nov 9, 2007

I guess we are in the minority but we did not care for this sauce. Sorry. The cranberries cooked up nicely but the spices were over whelming/

From: Chef #691688

On Dec 9, 2008

I'm giving this recipe 4 stars because I've made it with Splenda, but not sugar. Of my 18 Thanksgiving guests, not a single one liked it. Every one of them complained of the aftertaste. I have to agree. I tasted it before adding the Splenda, and the flavor was wonderful but tart, as it should be. After adding the Splenda, it was not a winner.

From: Conk Mommy

On Jan 2, 2009

I've ONLY ever had the canned cranberry sauce, and thought this year for Thanksgiving I'd try making the "real thing." I'm so glad I did — and with this recipe! I brought my dish to a Thanksgiving potluck and I only received rave reviews. Thank you and I will definitely be making this for future holiday meals!

From: Teddy's Mommy

On Dec 26, 2008

I'll admit I made this recipe with sugar because I don't like the after taste of Splenda. The flavors were wonderful, we greatly enjoyed the taste of the ginger and orange. I usually hate cranberry sauce but my boyfriend loves it so I made this for him. We both loved it, wow what a difference between canned & fresh cranberries! I will be making this again.

From: stephraguc

On Nov 27, 2005

Great recipe! After reading the reviews before making it, I decided to only use 1 cup of Splenda and it turned out just fine. I'm sure I'll be making this again!

From: bobo3039

On Nov 20, 2005

I scaled the recipe down, using 1 12 oz bag of cranberries. I added one cup of sugar, a dash of salt, 1/8 tsp cloves and just a pinch of ginger and the cinnamon and allspice as called for. (My family isn't all that adventurous sometimes.) The cranberry sauce tasted and smelled so good. Thanks for sharing.