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Keto Cranberry Sauce (Sugar-Free)

This keto cranberry sauce recipe is also sugar-free and makes a healthy option for the holidays. Made with fresh or frozen cranberries, orange zest, and spices, it's also low carb, paleo, and gluten-free.

Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
2 mins
Total Time
12 mins
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 28 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 12 oz cranberries fresh or frozen
  • 1 ¼ cups water you may replace half of the water with fresh orange juice if you are NOT on a keto diet
  • 1 cup confectioner erythritol (I use Swerve) Use any other sweetener that is not granulated such as powdered monk fruit or sugar-free maple syrup. If you are not on a sugar-free diet, use ½ cup of sugar or honey.
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest or orange extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon plus a dash of ground nutmeg and ground cloves if desired
  • 1 stick of cinnamon optional
  • 1 sprig of rosemary optional
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

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  1. Stir in cranberries, water, the low carb sweetener, orange zest (or little orange extract, spices, cinnamon stick, and a sprig of rosemary in a medium saucepan or iron skillet.
  2. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Then reduce the heat to medium-low and let it simmer for about 10 minutes or until most of the cranberries pop and the sauce reduces and thickens.
  3. TIP: Avoid mixing while the sauce cooks unless you want your sauce to have fewer whole cranberries and be more cranberry jelly.
  4. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in vanilla extract. Let it cool before serving or storing the sauce in the fridge.

Notes

  • Can You Freeze Cranberry Sauce? 
  • Yes! Let our homemade keto cranberry sauce fully cool and then store it in a freezer-safe container for up to 2 months. Thaw it in the fridge overnight and serve either chilled or warm. 
  • Storage
  • Place a plastic wrap over the cool sauce and seal the airtight container before storing it in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Nutrition Information

Calories 28kcal (1%) Carbohydrates 9g (3%) Sodium 4mg (0%) Potassium 51mg (1%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 36IU (1%) Vitamin C 8mg (9%) Calcium 10mg (1%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 28

% Daily Value*

Calories 28kcal 1%
Carbohydrates 9g 3%
Sodium 4mg 0%
Potassium 51mg 1%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 36IU 1%
Vitamin C 8mg 9%
Calcium 10mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.