Recipe Roundup

19 of Our Favorite Cranberry Sauce Recipes for Thanksgiving

Ditch the canned stuff and make one of these relishing renditions instead.
Fresh Cranberry Sauce
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova
  • Fresh Cranberry Sauce
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova
    1/19

    Fresh Cranberry Sauce

    This simple cranberry sauce recipe from America's quintessential brand is the perfect complement to Thanksgiving dinner, sure, but we also love it with pork, lamb, and chicken anytime of year.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Monica Pierini
    2/19

    Cranberry-Cherry Compote

    A splash of bourbon and plenty of black pepper make this one very grown up cranberry sauce.

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  • Photo by Alice Gao, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Diana Yen
    7/19

    Turkey Meatballs With Cranberry Sauce

    The doctored-up canned cranberry dipping sauce for these turkey meatball Thanksgiving appetizers would be equally delicious on your turkey or your sweet potato sides.

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  • 8/19

    Basic Cranberry Sauce

    This no-muss, no-fuss cranberry sauce recipe gives you the perfect accompaniment to your Thanksgiving roast turkey.

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  • Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott
    9/19

    Cran-Apple Jellies

    This dark-red mixture will bubble and spit like a vat of lava as it cooks. Okay, slight exaggeration, but really: Cook this in a deep pot, and use a long whisk.

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  • Photo by Sang An
    10/19

    Jellied Cranberry Sauce

    Intensely flavored and vibrant red, this jelly bears no resemblance to the stuff in the can—it's definitely worth the effort.

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