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Homemade Cranberry Sauce (Vegan, Gluten Free)

Healthy Homemade Cranberry Sauce is simple to make with fresh ingredients and no refined sugar.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Side
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 104kcal
Author: Stephanie

Ingredients

  • 2- 12 ounce bags fresh cranberries
  • 2 Fuji apples diced & peeled can leave on peel if using organic apples
  • Zest of medium orange
  • 4 tbsp. maple syrup*
  • ½ tsp. cinnamon
  • ½ tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups water

Instructions

  • Rinse and sort out any bad or mushy cranberries and place rest in large pot.
  • Peel & chop apples into bite sized pieces and place in pot with cranberries.
  • Add remaining ingredients, stir, and bring to boil.
  • Simmer over medium high heat about 15 minutes till cranberries have started breaking up & you have a nice thick consistency.
  • Remove from heat & spoon into serving bowl or allow to cool before placing in mason jars and storing in fridge.

Notes

* you can taste and adjust the amount of maple syrup depending on how sweet you like it.
This can easily be made ahead and stored in an airtight container(like a mason jar) in the fridge for up to two weeks. Freeze for longer storage.
**Disclaimer

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 22.5g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 226mg | Fiber: 4.8g | Sugar: 14.9g | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg