Lower Sugar Cranberry Sauce
This lower sugar cranberry sauce is a tart and subtly sweet healthy recipe that’s perfect for topping your Thanksgiving turkey.
Servings 7 servings
Ingredients
- 3 canned pear halves
- ½ cup juice from can of pears
- 12 ounces fresh whole cranberries (about 3 cups)
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup (or more to taste)
- ½ tbsp orange zest
Instructions
- Add the pear halves and juice to a medium pot over medium heat. Cook for 2 minutes, then mash pear halves a few times with a potato masher.
- Add the cranberries, maple syrup, and orange zest. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook uncovered for about 10 minutes, or until the cranberries have burst and the sauce has thickened.
- Remove from heat and mash to desired consistency. Let the cranberry sauce come to room temperature before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
- Canned pears should be packed in juice, not syrup. You use both the canned pear halves and the canned pear juice directly for this recipe.
- This recipe is lightly sweetened and lets the tartness of the cranberries shine through. If you’re used to store-bought cranberry sauce, you may find this too tart. In that case, feel free to add extra maple syrup to taste.
- This recipe makes approximately 1 ¾ cups sauce, for approximately 7 servings of ¼ cup each.