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Erin Antoniak

Healthy Cranberry Sauce

5 from 22 votes
Skip the canned stuff - this healthy cranberry sauce is quick and easy to make! It requires about ten minutes and only five ingredients. Sweetened only with maple syrup, it's the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving menu
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 10
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 70
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 12 oz fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1 large orange juice and zest
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme

Method
 

  1.  Add all ingredients to saucepan and heat over medium heat until boiling
  2.  Reduce heat and allow cranberries to burst .This should take about ten minutes
  3. Once burst, smash cranberries with fork or potato masher
  4. Heat until sauce has thickened
  5. Once thickened, allow to cool

Nutrition

Calories: 70kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 0.4gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.03gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 102mgFiber: 2gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 95IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 0.2mg

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