Cranberry Sauce Recipe based on NeemTime research
Ingredients of Cranberry Sauce Recipe
2 cups fresh cranberries (washed and harvested at home if available)
1 cup homemade sugar (or powdered jaggery for natural sweetness)
1 cup water (clean filtered or boiled water)
1 tbsp fresh orange juice (squeezed at home)
1 tsp orange zest (from fresh orange peel)
½ tsp cinnamon powder (from dried cinnamon bark, optional)
1 pinch salt (natural)
Detailed Preparation Guide of Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Step 1: Prepare Cranberries
Wash cranberries thoroughly and remove any damaged ones.
Calories: Cranberries ~100 kcal
Time: 3 minutes
Step 2: Cook Base Syrup
In a saucepan, combine water (~0 kcal) and sugar (~400 kcal).
Heat until sugar dissolves completely and forms a light syrup.
Calories: Sugar ~400 kcal
Time: 5 minutes
Step 3: Add Cranberries
Add cranberries to the syrup and cook on medium heat until they start to burst and soften.
Calories: Cranberries ~100 kcal
Time: 10 minutes
Step 4: Add Flavoring
Stir in orange juice (~5 kcal), orange zest (~5 kcal), cinnamon (~5 kcal), and a pinch of salt.
Mix well to combine flavors.
Calories: ~10–15 kcal
Time: 3 minutes
Step 5: Simmer and Thicken
Reduce heat and simmer for 5–7 minutes until sauce thickens naturally.
Calories: no additional calories
Time: 7 minutes
Step 6: Cool and Serve
Remove from heat and let it cool; sauce will thicken further as it cools.
Calories: 0 added
Time: 15 minutes
Total Preparation Time of Cranberry Sauce Recipe for 4 Persons
Preparing cranberries: 3 minutes
Cooking syrup: 5 minutes
Cooking cranberries: 10 minutes
Adding flavoring: 3 minutes
Simmering: 7 minutes
Cooling: 15 minutes
Total preparation time: approximately 43 minutes
Total Calories of Cranberry Sauce Recipe and Calories Per Person
Cranberries: ~100 kcal
Sugar: ~400 kcal
Orange juice and zest: ~10 kcal
Cinnamon and salt: negligible
Total calories for entire recipe: approximately 510 kcal
Calories per person (4 servings): approximately 128 kcal per person
