An easy thick cranberry sauce using whole cranberries

6 cups cranberries, rinsed and drained
1 cup sugar*
1 1/2 cups water

1. In large sauce pan, combine water and sugar and stir. Add cranberries.

2. Cover and cook at medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture boils. Reduce heat (so that mixture is simmering and not boiling) and stir (uncovered) as berries pop and mixture thickens.

Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce
(pictured with cranberry orange muffins [1])

*Use more sugar for a sweeter sauce. These measurements make a fairly tart cranberry sauce, which I like. Adjust to suit your tastes!

I love this tart and flavorful cranberry sauce! It's so easy to make and has such a beautiful red color. It tastes just like the cranberry sauce my grandmother made for me when I was small. Yum! 10/10