Sugar Free Cranberry Sauce
A simple but very delicious low carb cranberry sauce that is very easy to make with just a few ingredients.
Homemade cranberry sauce is amazing! I kid you not this recipe tastes better than anything you will find in a jar from the store. Make your own sugar free cranberry sauce that the whole family will love and never know just how healthy it is!
Why You’ll Love this Recipe
One pot – pop it all in one pan and cook. A quick and simple fuss-free recipe.
Low Carb – even with the small amount of orange juice and cranberries this sauce is still very low in carbs. Per tablespoon, it is only 1.5g net carbs.
It’s healthy – this low carb cranberry sauce is sugar free, keto and diabetic friendly.
Freezer Friendly – make ahead of time. Yes, keto cranberry sauce can be frozen. Freeze in a ziplock bag or airtight container. It can also be frozen in smaller ice cube portions and you just take some out of the freezer as you need it so there is no wastage.
The Ingredients
Scroll to the recipe card at the bottom for the quantity of each ingredient used and the full detailed recipe for these quick no sugar cranberry sauce! Keep reading for more details on the ingredients, substitutes and step by step instructions.
This sugar free healthy cranberry sauce has only 6 main ingredients… really. Some are optional is just depends on your dietary needs, keto lifestyle choices, and feelings on natural sugars.
Here is what you will need to make cranberry sauce without sugar.
SWEETENER OF CHOICE– I choose to use xylitol or allulose. Neither of these sweeteners crystallise when chilled. TheSukrin Melis powdered erythritol, granular erythritol, monk fruit or Natvia can be used but you may have some crystallisation when refrigerated. For a paleo cranberry sauce recipe substitute coconut sugar.
STAR ANISE – Adds a delicious mild aniseed flavour to the sauce
CRANBERRIES – Fresh or frozen works fine. In Australia, I don’t think I have seen fresh ones but frozen is often around from the Thanksgiving – Christmas time in our local supermarkets
RED WINE, WHISKY, OR BRANDY – Use any of these to deglaze the pan. They can be omitted if you do not consume alcohol. Just add some water in its place
ZEST OF 1 ORANGE – Orange zest adds a delicious tanginess and balance to the low carb cranberry sauce. You can use lemon or I would recommend orange extract.
ORANGE JUICE (VEGETABLE STOCK OR WATER) – At 5g of natural sugars in 60g of orange juice some may want to omit this from the sauce. I rolled with it in my low carb cranberry sauce recipe.
How To Make It
- Place sweetener in a large wide pan over medium high heat. When sweetener is melted add star anise and continue to cook for a further 5 minutes or until a caramel begins to form.
- Add star anise and continue to heat the sweetener for another 2 minutes to infuse the star anise.
- Add cranberries, salt and pepper and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, and cook until cranberries begin to pop and release juices into the pan.
- Add remaining ingredients and continue to cook until thick and jammy.
- Remove from heat. Discard star anise and store in an airtight jar. Use the sauce not only with dishes like our Rolled Turkey Breast with Herb Stuffing but also in keto cranberry desserts (it goes great with out Keto Custard or Keto Ice Cream or a delicious keto cranberry salad!
More Recipes To Try
Whether it is a keto Christmas recipe, keto Easter recipe or keto Thanksgiving recipes we are always trying to add more easy keto recipes for you. Here are just a few of my favourite keto holiday recipes perfect for the low carb diet.
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Keto Spiced Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients
- 150 g (0.75 cups) powdered or granular white sweetener
- 2 (2) star anise
- 3 cups (3 cups) fresh or frozen cranberries
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon) apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup (0.25 cup) dry red wine whiskey, or brandy
- Zest of 1 orange
- 1/4 cup (0.25 cup) orange juice or water
Instructions
- Place sweetener in a large wide pan over medium high heat. When sweetener is melted add star anise and continue to cook for a further 5 minutes or until a caramel begins to form.
- Add star anise and continue to heat the sweetener for another 2 minutes to infuse the star anise.
- Add cranberries, salt and pepper and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, and cook until cranberries begin to pop and release juices into the pan.
- Add remaining ingredients and continue to cook until thick and jammy.
- Remove from heat. Discard star anise and store in an airtight jar.
Notes
Cranberry sauce will keep in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. SUBSTITUTES Cranberries can be substitutes with any low car berry but will be slightly sweeter. The orange juice added in this recipe adds 1g extra net carb to reduce to 3g net carb per 2 tbsp serve just use water. I just love the flavour and personally I would only use half of the serving size anyway.
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12 responses to “Keto Cranberry Sauce”
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My mom have cranberries on her garden.:) I’m so excited to make this Keto Cranberry Sauce. Love that it’s so easy to make. Thanks for the recipe!
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This is such a wonderful recipe. My daughter in law is doing Keto so made this for her and she loved it. -
Homemade cranberry sauce is the best! Will definetly try out your sugar free recipe! Thank you! -
This sugar free cranberry sauce is absoltely divine! And easy to make too. I use cranberry sauce with many dishes not just turkey! It’s so good with lamb, poultry and schnitzel as well as on desserts. Will be making more for Xmas. -
Homemade is definitely best and this is a delicious example of that – a lovely recipe for cranberry sauce. The warming star anise and orange really add such great flavour. -
I love homemade cranberry sauce. This one did not disappoint. I really liked the flavor of the anise with the brandy. Excellent holiday dish! -
Wow! That red wine adds just the perfect splash of greatness. I love how interesting it tasted. -
Love this sugar free healthy cranberry sauce!:) So easy to make with few ingredients and so healthy. Thanks!
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This a fantastic recipe. Super quick and healthy! Thank you for sharing -
This is such an easy recipe to make cranberry sauce. I’m going to make it for the Holidays to serve on my dinner table. -
This cranberry sauce is so easy. It was just like the real thing. I froze half and used it in ice cream too. It was amazing! thanks for a great recipe.-
Woohoo! That is so awesome.
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