Check out these Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce Recipes for delicious ideas that free up space on the stove and also free up the cook! And you’ll love having homemade cranberry sauce on the Thanksgiving table!
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These recipes for Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce will help you make delicious homemade cranberry sauce without having to take up any space on the stove! And isn’t that always important on Thanksgiving? And for many people, cranberry sauce is one of those traditional foods that are a must for thee turkey day meal.
And making cranberry sauce in the slow cooker is so easy and it makes the house smell so good! It’s the perfect way to control the amount of sugar, or use your preferred sweetener and make a lower-sugar cranberry sauce if you prefer.
There are 10 options here for making cranberry sauce in the slow cooker, and don’t you agree that they all look delicious? I hope you try one if your family likes Cranberry Sauce with your turkey dinner!
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Eat your Cranberry Sauce with Turkey!
Check out Slow Cooker Turkey Breast Recipes or Instant Pot Turkey Breast Recipes if you want to make a delicious turkey dinner without using the oven!
More Slow Cooker or Instant Pot ideas to help with Thanksgiving Dinner:
See our amazing collection of 100 Thanksgiving Recipes that Don’t Need the Oven!
First up, the gorgeous Crockpot Apple and Cranberry Sauce with Orange and Ginger from my friend Dara at Cookin’ Canuck. This sauce cooks for eight hours in the slow cooker, so you might want to cook it overnight and then warm it up in the slow cooker on Thanksgiving day.
This vibrant Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce from The Magical Slow Cooker is a “set it and forget it” recipe and Sarah says she makes it the night before.
The Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce from Emily Bites includes Weight Watchers information for anyone who wants it.
At Kitchen Parade you’ll find a recipe for Homemade Whole Cranberry Sauce to make in the Slow Cooker. This was sent by a reader, and Alanna confirms it’s a winner!
Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce from Wonky Wonderful sounds tasty, and Nicole says this is one of the easiest Thanksgiving Recipes you can make!
The Gracious Pantry has Crock Pot Cranberry Sauce that looks delicious!
More Cranberry Sauce to make in the Slow Cooker:
- Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce from The Lemon Bowl
- Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce Recipe from Gimme Some Oven
- Easy Crockpot Cranberry Sauce from Mom on Time Out
- Slow Cooker Cranberry-Pear Sauce from Boulder Locavore









Kalyn says
Traci, that sounds so good!
Traci Wennerholm says
Thank you so much for including our cranberry sauce. We are going to keep ours to make sandwiches with the day after Thanksgiving. So excited for Thanksgiving this year!
Kalyn says
Lydia, such a great idea!
Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says
Thanks so much for including my sugar-free recipe. Cranberry sauce is a must on our Thanksgiving table.
Kalyn says
Jeanette, I agree that this is a great idea to free up the stove! And I love the idea of having warm cranberry sauce.
Jeanette says
What a neat idea – making cranberry sauce in a crockpot – I love my crockpot during holiday season. It's like having an extra stovetop.
Kalyn says
Dara, my pleasure. Your sauce looks amazing!
Cookin' Canuck says
A Thanksgiving feast is never complete without a really good cranberry sauce. Thanks so much for including mine, Kalyn!