Low Sugar Cranberry Sauce

Quick & Easy Low Sugar Cranberry Sauce made with fresh cranberries, orange juice, crisp apple, cinnamon, and brown sugar in 15 minutes! Perfect for Thanksgiving dinner!

Course Recipes, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings 2-tablespoon servings

Calories 22kcal

Author Kristi

Equipment

Ingredients

2 cups fresh cranberries Can use fresh or frozen whole cranberries. Rinse well.
1 Honeycrisp apple 1 large apple, or approximately 1½ to 2 cups chopped sweet apple (example: gala apple).
¼ cup water
¼ cup orange juice
3 tablespoon brown sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

Core, then chop the apple into small pieces.
1 Honeycrisp apple
Add chopped apple and water to a medium saucepan. Cook at medium heat for about 5 minutes, until softened.
1 Honeycrisp apple , ¼ cup water
Add cranberries to the cooked apples and stir. Continue to cook for about 3 minutes, until the cranberries start to pop.
2 cups fresh cranberries
When the cranberries start to soften and pop, mash cranberries and apples using a food masher.
Add orange juice, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Stir to combine and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
¼ cup orange juice, 3 tablespoon brown sugar, ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Remove from heat and let cool.
Optional: add 1 teaspoon of orange zest.

Notes

Leave the skins on the apples. There is no need to peel the apples first.
Honeycrisp apple can be substituted with a different sweet apple. However, because they are usually much larger than other apples, you may need more than one apple if using an apple like Gala.
Cut apples into small pieces so they cook faster and blend in better with the cranberries.
If using frozen cranberries, cook time will be a little longer.
If you don't have orange juice, add a little more water and brown sugar.
This recipe is easily doubled or tripled.
Kids love leftover cranberry sauce served by itself, with crackers or pretzels, or as a side dish with dinner.
Leftover fresh cranberries can be frozen in a resealable freezer-safe bag to be used later.

* Nutrition information is estimated using a database that this owner is not responsible for maintaining. Exact nutrition information will depend on actual ingredients and amounts used when making this recipe. And remember, there is so much more to food than what you find on a Nutrition Facts Label :)

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