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Easy Pear Cranberry Sauce
Tart, tangy, and sweet, this Easy Pear Cranberry Sauce is full of flavor, while being lower in sugar. It is a healthy homemade sauce that pairs well with so many meats and cheeses.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
10
- 1 12 ounce bag of fresh cranberries
- 2 Bartlett pears (peeled and chopped)
- 1 lemon (you will need the zest of 1 lemon, about 1/4 teaspoon, and 1 teaspoon lemon juice)
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup monk fruit sweetener
- OPTIONAL: 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- OPTIONAL: 1/2 teaspoon ginger
Instructions
- 1
Peel and chop the pears.
- 2
Add the cranberries, chopped and peeled pears, lemon zest, lemon juice, and water to a pan and place over a low flame.
- 3
Cover and let simmer/cook for 10 minutes.
- 4
Remove the lid, add in the monk fruit sweetener, ginger, and cinnamon (if using these spices), and let simmer over a low flame for another 10–12 minutes, covered.
- 5
Remove from the heat.
- 6
Stir in the salt to taste.
- 7
If the pear cranberry tart is too tart, add more sweetener to sweeten to taste.