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 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 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
- 1 tsp orange zest (or orange extract)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon (plus a dash of ground nutmeg and ground cloves if desired)
- 1 stick of cinnamon (optional)
- 1 sprig of rosemary (optional)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- 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.