This easy keto, low carb sugar free cranberry sauce has a hint of orange, and is perfectly sweet, but made without adding sugar and has just 4 ingredients!
EASY KETO Homemade CRANBERRY SAUCE
This easy keto cranberry sauce takes little time in the kitchen and is packed full of flavor!
No one will be able to tell this cranberry sauce is sugar free and low carb!
Cranberry sauce or jelly whichever your preference is the epitome of Thanksgiving. Without it, the table is just not ready, and if not served for Thanksgiving dinner someone will inevitably ask for it.
With just a few simple ingredients and a wonderful sugar free sweetener, you can still enjoy cranberry sauce on Thanksgiving, even if you're on a keto or low carb diet, using this great recipe!
With a slight hint of orange zesty-ness and perfectly sweetened with orange flavored stevia you won't have anyone asking if it's healthy. If you don't have orange flavored stevia on hand, use plain stevia or even lemon would work.
Because it's so low in calories and carbs you can go enjoy some more keto pumpkin pie! Maybe my Low Carb Chocolate Pecan pie is going on your holiday table this year?
I'd love to hear if you make it for the holiday meal for family and if they can even tell it's low carb or low sugar, let me know!
Carbs in Traditional Cranberry Sauce
Store-bought cranberry sauce might be a delicious sauce you've grown to love but it's very high in real sugar which will spike your blood sugar.
According to the app I use, Cronometer, in 2 ounces of canned jellied cranberry sauce there are 22.9 grams of carbs and 18 grams of sugar.
If you're planning on eating all the the high carb delicious food for your Thanksgiving meal, don't waste your total carbs for the day on cranberry sauce.
Try our sugar-free version and you may even find that you like this fresh cranberry sauce low-carb alternative even better than a traditional version.
Carbs in our Low Carb Cranberry Sauce
All the nutritional information is in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post. The serving size is ¼ cup or 2 ounces and there are a total of 7 grams of carbs with 5 grams dietary fiber.
Our sugar-free cranberry sauce recipe has 5 g net carbs for a serving which is considerably better than any canned stuff, cranberry jelly or sauce from your grocery store.
This homemade keto cranberry sauce is the best cranberry sauce without added sugars or preservatives and the perfect addition for the holiday season.
This is how I follow a sustainable keto lifestyle making all the side dishes, and desserts with the natural sweetener of choice I prefer using. This is a great option for those wanting to reduce their sugar intake and a perfect condiment for your Thanksgiving turkey!
FRESH OR FROZEN CRANBERRIES
Fresh is best, but frozen can be used in this recipe. If using frozen, best to thaw the bag overnight in the fridge the day before you want to make the recipe, don't drain anything, use as is and follow the instructions below.
HOW TO MAKE Low Carb CRANBERRY SAUCE
Exact measurements are in the recipe card below.
Fresh cranberries
Water
Monk Fruit Allulose Confectioners sweetener
Orange zest or fresh orange juice, or use lemon juice and lemon zest if you prefer
Orange liquid stevia or even vanilla liquid stevia or add a little vanilla extract
optional; cinnamon stick
DIRECTIONS
Combine cranberries, water, monk fruit sweetener, orange zest to a sauce pan.
Boil over medium heat, stir frequently, mash cranberries if needed, for about 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and add stevia.
Cool slightly then taste and adjust sweetener.
Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
Store leftover cranberry sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.
LOW CARB Sugar-Free SWEETENER OPTIONS
I've used a combination of Swerve confectioners and liquid stevia orange flavored in my original recipe for healthy cranberry sauce, but I know that many of you are avoiding using erythritol since recent studies came out about it causing blood clots.
I know many of you don't like to use sugar alcohols either so I've adjusted the recipe and have tested it with Monk Fruit Allulose confectioners blend and love it!
Allulose is another wonderful sweetener that won't spike your blood sugar.
Monk Fruit is also another sweetener I use and enjoy. In granulated form it does combine monk fruit with erythritol so you need to look carefully at ingredients when purchasing Monk fruit. It is sweeter than both Swerve and Allulose.
I created the Most Comprehensive Guide to Natural Sugar-Free Low Carb Sweeteners!
You will learn all about natural sugar free sweeteners, which sweeteners to use for your baking needs, how to replace the different sweeteners, best sweeteners conversion chart including Stevia, Erythritol, Monk Fruit & Allulose as well as sugar substitutes to avoid.
CAN I LEAVE OUT THE ORANGE ZEST?
Yes, if you really don't want the orange zest you can certainly leave it out because of the small amount of natural sugar in this delicious low carb cranberry sauce.
But I recommend it as cranberries can be so tart, the orange zest helps balance the flavors and the acidity really makes for a wonderful bright flavor. You could swap it out if you don't have fresh orange zest and use a little orange extract. Fresh lemon zest and juice can be swapped.
THANKSGIVING Keto RECIPES
Thanksgiving doesn't have to be scary if you're following a low-carb or keto diet. It also doesn't have to be a crazy day of eating all the things, since Thanksgiving only comes once a year.
Making a decision to eat low-carb and/or keto recipes on Thanksgiving is not a sacrifice, it does not have to feel like deprivation at all. The keto recipes I'm sharing below will make you feel like you are not missing out on anything everyone else is eating.
The first step to making this a sustainable way of life is planning and preparing ahead the wonderful low carb recipes that you can share with everyone you're with.
I can guarantee no one will even realize they are eating a low carb dish or keto Thanksgiving dessert with a sugar-free alternative.
- Keto Pumpkin Pie
- Keto Pumpkin Cauliflower Mash
- Pecan Cranberry Brussels Sprout Salad
- Green Bean Casserole
- Brown Butter Pumpkin Bread
- Pecan Pie in my Naturally Keto Cookbook!
- Italian Keto stuffing
- Fresh Cranberry Relish
Easy KETO CRANBERRY SAUCE Recipe
4 Ingredient Sugar Free Low Carb Keto Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients
- 24 ounces fresh cranberries
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup Monk Fruit Allulose confectioners
- 2 teaspoon orange zest
- 2 teaspoons liquid stevia orange flavor preferred but not necessary
Instructions
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Combine cranberries, water, low carb sweetener, orange zest to a medium saucepan.
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Boil over medium heat, stir frequently, mash whole berries if needed, for about 15 minutes.
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Remove from heat and add stevia extract.
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Cool slightly then taste and adjust sweetener.
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Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
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Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.
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