Name: Naturally Sweetened Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 oz fresh cranberries; ½ cup honey; ½ cup water; 1 tsp orange zest; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ cup fresh orange juice

Naturally Sweetened Cranberry Sauce Recipe

April Griffin Modified: November 12, 2023

How To Make Naturally Sweetened Cranberry Sauce

Try a healthier alternative for Christmas with our cranberry sauce! We’ve used natural sweeteners to give you a better sauce with the same sweetness.

Preparation: 2 minutes

Cooking: 8 minutes

Total: 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

12ozfresh cranberries
½cuphoney or maple syrup
½cupwater
1tsporange zestpreferably organic
½tspground cinnamonoptional
¼cupfresh orange juiceoptional

Instructions

Rinse the cranberries well and drain off excess water. Pick through the cranberries and discard any fleshy pieces.
In a medium saucepan, combine the cranberries, honey and water.
Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries have popped and the mixture has thickened, for 5 to 10 minutes.
Remove the pot from heat and stir in the orange zest.
Add the cinnamon and orange juice into the pot.
Serve with turkey, and enjoy!