Homemade cranberry sauce
Fresh cranberries simmered with orange juice, zest and a little maple syrup until jammy and glossy.
- Celiac
- AIP
- Hashimoto's
- Low-FODMAP
- Pregnancy
- Toddlers
- Dairy-free
- Alpha-gal
- High blood pressure
- Heart health
- Gluten-free
- Crohn’s and colitis
- IBS
- High cholesterol
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Paleo
- Gluten-free Thanksgiving
- Sheet pan
- Quick
- Gluten-free dairy-free
Ingredients
- 340 g fresh cranberries, rinsed and picked over
- 180 ml fresh orange juice
- 1 tbsp orange zest, finely grated
- 4 tbsp maple syrup
- 120 ml water
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
Method
- Simmer the cranberries with the juice and water in a saucepan.8 min timer
- Stir in the maple syrup, zest and cinnamon.
- Simmer until the berries burst and the sauce thickens.10 min timer
- Cool until glossy and spoonable.15 min timer
Why it works
- Celiac disease: Naturally gluten-free: just cranberries, orange, maple syrup and cinnamon.
- Dairy-free: No butter, milk or cream in sight; the shine comes from the fruit and maple.
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