Orange zest cranberry sauce is the best most natural tasting flavorful cranberry sauce to bring to the Thanksgiving table. This recipe might be the simplest dish on this holiday of long prep times, overloaded ovens and busy cooks. The simplicity of cranberry sauce does not mean we should settle for the canned stuff. This recipe is going to elevate the Thanksgiving table and guests are going to want more and more.

Ingredients:

-2 12oz bags of fresh cranberries (or frozen)

-Zest from 1 orange

-1/3 cup of freshly squeezed orange juice

-1 cinnamon stick

-1/2 cup of coconut sugar

Instructions:

1. Zest entire orange then squeeze out 1/3 cup of juice.

2.Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan.

3. Cook on medium high for about 15 minutes until cranberries soften up and release juice.

4. Remove cinnamon stick.

5. Top with extra zest and enjoy!