Name: Vegan Cranberry Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 large orange; 12 ounces fresh or frozen cranberries; ⅓ cup maple syrup (*See Notes for sweetener options depending on end use.); 2 tablespoons sugar, optional (Can omit, or add 1 to 2 Tbsp more maple syrup.)

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This healthy vegan cranberry sauce is made from just four ingredients. Only 15 minutes to prepare and cook, then chill until ready to use. Easily made refined sugar-free!

close up of deep red cranberry sauce in a white bowl

Did you know it's ridiculously easy to make wholesome, delicious cranberry sauce from scratch? Because it is! There's no need to buy prepared cranberry sauce ever again.

With just a sauce pan and 4 ingredients, you can impress your family and friends with this healthy cranberry sauce. Plus, the slice of orange peel simmering away in there smells heavenly.

If you want to make this completely free from refined sugar, you'll actually only need 3 ingredients! Simply omit the 2 tablespoons of sugar or replace it with maple syrup.

In our house we really enjoy it more on the tart side, so I often omit the sugar and leave the maple syrup at ⅓ cup.

This recipe makes just a little over 1 ½ cups of cranberry sauce, so you may even want to double or triple it!

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Vegan Cranberry Sauce

Author: Lori Rasmussen

Wholesome, perfectly sweet and tart vegan cranberry sauce with an option for refined sugar-free.

Adapted from the Martha Stewart recipe Cranberry Compote Layered with Lemon Ricotta.

Yield: makes about 1 ½ cups cranberry sauce

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Course Sauces

Cuisine American

Servings 6 servings

Calories 93 kcal

Ingredients

▢ 1 large orange
▢ 12 ounces fresh or frozen cranberries
▢ ⅓ cup maple syrup *See Notes for sweetener options depending on end use.
▢ 2 tablespoons sugar, optional Can omit, or add 1 to 2 Tbsp more maple syrup.

Instructions

Place a 2-inch slice of orange peel and the juice from the orange in a sauce pan over medium-high heat. Add the cranberries, maple syrup, and sugar, and bring to a low boil.
Reduce heat to a simmer. Stirring occasionally, cook until cranberries burst and the liquid thickens, about 10 to 15 minutes (takes a little longer if beginning with frozen berries). Refrigerate until completely chilled.

Notes

Cranberry sauce can be made 1 to 2 days in advance. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Makes about 1.5 cups cranberry sauce.

Choice of sweetener

If you're making this cranberry sauce for use in my Cranberry Cream Pie recipe, which is sweetened with sugar, feel free to sub sugar for the maple syrup in this recipe, and increase the amount to ½ cup. Either way you choose to sweeten the cranberry sauce is fine. It just depends on whether you want a hint of maple in the finished pie.

Estimated Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 93kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 0.5gFat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0gMonounsaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 3mgFiber: 2gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 50IUVitamin C: 20.6mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.2mg

Nutrition information is an estimate and will vary depending on the exact amounts and specific products and ingredients used. We calculate this information using the online calculator cronometer.com. For the most accurate nutrition information we recommend calculating it yourself to reflect the specific ingredients used in your dish.

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