Healthy Cranberry Sauce
Healthy Cranberry Sauce with 3 ingredients and a perfect balance of sweet and tangy. Naturally sweetened and ready only in 10 minutes!
Servings: 8
Calories: 70kcal
Ingredients
- 12 oz fresh or frozen cranberries rinsed and drained
- 1/3 cup maple syrup or honey
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/8 tsp vanilla extract optional
- 1/8 tsp cinnamon optional
Instructions
- Go through cranberries and discard any squishy ones.
- Add cranberries, maple syrup and orange juice to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil covered, reduce heat to medium and cook for 6 minutes. Cranberries are cooked when you hear them pop.
- Remove lid, add cinnamon and vanilla if you wish, stir and cook for 3 more minutes or until cranberry sauce has thickened. No need to add cornstarch or gelatin as cranberries and honey will thicken on their own.
- Serve hot or cold with turkey and mashed potatoes.
Notes
- Store: Refrigerate leftovers for up to 2 weeks in glass mason jar with lid.
- Freeze: Leave room for sauce to expand and freeze for up to 6 months. Thaw on a counter for a few hours or in the fridge overnight. If you like sauce warm, simmer in a small pot on low heat.
- Add less sweetener: Use only 3-4 tablespoons of maple syrup for lower sugar content.
- Add orange zest: Zest the fruit first before cutting it in half and juicing. To remove orange zest, I like to use a Microplane zester.
- Smooth sauce: Mash the mixture with a masher or blend in a blender.
- Too thick or too thin? Cranberry sauce will thicken with time, especially the next day and in the refrigerator as it cools down. You can always add water.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25cup | Calories: 70kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g