Sugar Free Cranberry Sauce

This sugar free cranberry sauce is a healthy cranberry sauce that uses orange juice, vanilla extract and grated apple instead of sugar. With hints of cinnamon and vanilla it’s perfect for the holidays and is safe for those with diabetes and on a vegan, low carb, paleo or Whole30 diet.

Sugar Free Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Why this Sugar Free Cranberry Sauce Recipe is so good:

• It’s so easy to make and doesn’t require any sugar! It can be made with fresh or frozen cranberries and instead of sugar substitutes like monk fruit, which many sugar free cranberry sauce recipes use, this one relies on the natural sweetness from fruits instead. 
• It has the perfect amount of sweetness from the orange juice, vanilla extract and shredded apple, which combines beautifully with the tart cranberries
• It is a great diabetic cranberry sauce and it’s great if you are counting carbs or looking for a lower carb cranberry sauce 
• It is a healthy cranberry sauce that is gluten free, dairy free and safe for paleo, vegan, SCD, GAPS, and Whole30 diets
• It is the perfect side dish to serve with turkey dinner, and all your favourite Christmas and Thanksgiving recipes like pecan pie, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans and stuffing. 

Why this Low Carb Cranberry Sauce is healthy:

• It has no sugar! It is sweetened with fresh orange juice and grated apple and contains no sugar substitutes (such as monk fruit or stevia) 
• It’s the perfect diabetic cranberry sauce and is lower in carbs that most cranberry sauce recipes and can be made part of your keto or low carb diet
• It’s gluten free, dairy free, paleo, vegan, Whole30, SCD and GAPS safe

Key Ingredients and equipment for making this cranberry sauce: 

• A medium pot or medium saucepan – learn how to choose the safest cookware here
• Fresh or frozen cranberries – either are fine to use!
• Apples – to make the grated apple which helps gives this cranberry sauce it’s natural sweetness 
• Oranges – for making orange juice – plus you can add some of the orange zest if you like
• Vanilla extract – to help enhance the flavours and give a hint of vanilla flavour

How to make this sugar free cranberry sauce:

For the full instructions and tips be sure to check out the recipe card.

First you will need to grate your apple and measure it.

Then place all of the ingredients into a medium pot or medium saucepan and place it on the stove. Turn it on to medium heat and bring it to a boil.

Then reduce heat and let the sauce simmer for 10-15 minutes, until it reaches the consistency you desire.

Now serve and enjoy!

Tips and variations for making this healthy cranberry sauce: 

• You can use either fresh or frozen cranberries to make this cranberry sauce – if you use frozen cranberries you will need to add a few minutes of cooking time
• This cranberry sauce makes great leftovers and can be stored in the fridge in an air tight container for up to 7 days
• If you want to make it a little sweeter feel free to add a little honey or maple syrup 
• If you would like a stronger orange flavour add 1-2 tablespoons of orange zest
• If you are serving a crowd feel free to double or triple this recipe

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