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Homemade Sugar Free Cranberry Sauce

Making a lightly sweet and tangy sugar free cranberry sauce is easy. It takes some dates, honey and an orange for sweeteness.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: sides
Cuisine: American
Keyword: homemade sugar free cranberry sauce, how to make sugar free cranberry sauce, sugar free cranberry sauce
Servings: 8
Author: Linda Spatig

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups whole cranberries fresh or frozen
  • 1 seedless orange peeled blended
  • 1 tsp orange zest
  • ¾ cup whole dates 8-10 dates
  • ¾ cup water
  • 2 TBSP honey optional

Instructions

  • Place the dates, orange and water in a blender. Blend until smooth.
  • In a medium sized saucepan mix the cranberries, orange zest and date mixture.
  • Cook over medium heat until cranberries have softened and start to burst. Make sure to watch it because it will froth and bubble a lot.
  • Mash the cranberries with a potato masher until most are crushed. Mix in the honey.
  • Remove from heat and store in an airtight container in the fridge until ready to use.