Sugar Free Cranberry Sauce (Keto) (2024)

Published: Nov 25, 2021 · Modified: Dec 13, 2023 by Katrin Nürnberger · This post may contain affiliate links · 26 Comments

Try this easy sugar-free cranberry sauce recipe for your next holiday feast. You need only 3 ingredients and it is ready in 10 minutes.

There is something wonderfully comforting about festive food. I love the ritual of eating the same trusted and tested meals during the holiday season.

I am serving this ketogenic cranberry sauce every year as a side dish to my turkey. I also use a variety of this sauce in my Keto Cranberry Streusel Bars.

In my opinion, homemade cranberry sauce tastes so much better than the sugary sauce you can buy in the shops. It is packed with flavor and contains only the natural sugars occurring in the cranberries.

Even better, you can make your own sugar free cranberry sauce with only 3 ingredients (plus water). It is SO SIMPLE you can hardly call it a recipe.

Ingredients

Here are the ingredients you'll need:

Cranberries. These can be fresh cranberries or frozen. There is no need to thaw frozen cranberries first, just use them straight from the freezer.

Sweetener. I used powdered Bocha Sweet in the recipe. I like it because it has no aftertaste. However, any sweetener works. Just make sure it is a powdered version, such as powdered erythritol, monk fruit sweetener, xylitol or allulose.

Brandy. This is optional, but it gives the sauce a festive flavor.

Water. As needed to loosen the sauce.

Instructions

This section contains step-by-step instructions and photos that show how to make this recipe. See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities

Step 1: Put the frozen or fresh cranberries in a saucepan with the other ingredients.

Step 2: Stir and bring the mixture to the boil. Then reduce to a medium heat and let the sauce cook until the berries begin to pop.

Variations

Below are ideas how you can change up the flavor:

Basic. Use only cranberries, powdered sweetener and water.

Cinnamon. Add a cinnamon stick into the saucepan or add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. Nutmeg, ginger and a tiny pinch of cloves would also work well here.

Orange. Regular cranberry sauce is made with orange juice. For a sugar-free cranberry sauce, add 1 tablespoon of grated orange zest instead. You could also add a squeeze of lemon juice. This will give the same flavor without the carbs.

Vanilla. Another alternative to the brandy. 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract will lend a warming note.

Recipe FAQs

Uses

Sugar-free cranberry sauce does not only taste great with turkey, pork, keto Swedish meatballs or goose.

I have used it as a topping for my coconut flour pancakes and my keto pancakes.

It is also delicious with sugar free cheesecake and served warm over sugar free ice cream or this Keto Rice Pudding.

If you let the mix simmer on the stove for a little longer, it reduces enough to make a delicious cranberry jam. Then you can spread it over toasted and buttered low carb bread.

Keto Thanksgiving Recipes

Here is a selection of low carb recipes to serve at Thanksgiving:

• Keto Pecan Pie
• Sugar Free Pumpkin Pie
• Keto Turkey Gravy
• Cauliflower Stuffing
• Roasted Brussels Sprouts
• Keto Pecan Pie Bars

More Keto Cranberry Recipes

Below are more easy keto recipes using cranberry as an ingredient.

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