Sugarfree Cranberry Sauce

Cranberries are most popular around the holidays, especially to go along with Thanksgiving turkey. This sugarfree cranberry sauce recipe is perfect for your diabetic-friendly holiday meal planning. It goes just as well with roast turkey as the full-sugar versions.

Compared to canned, jellied cranberry sauce, this diabetic cranberry sauce cuts the carbs down to only 6 grams from 27 grams. Calories are cut from 100 to just 25. Safe for diabetics and welcomed by anyone trying to cut down on sugar intake because it’s sweetened with Splenda.

If you’re interested in more dishes made with cranberries, then read our article: 10 Crowd-Pleasing Recipes with Cranberries for the Holidays or check our entire collection of Cranberry Recipes.

Recipe Yield: 6

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
• 1 medium orange, peeled and sectioned
  

Directions

1. Combine cornstarch, Splenda Granulated Sweetener and water in a medium saucepan
2. Stir until Splenda Granulated Sweetener and cornstarch dissolve.
3. Stir in cranberries and orange sections; bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly, over medium-high heat.
4. Reduce heat, and simmer, stirring often, 5 minutes or until cranberry skins begin to pop and mixture begins to thicken.
5. Set aside to cool. Cover and chill at least 3 hours.
6. Serve cold or warm (warm in the microwave for 10 seconds and stir)

Source: Photo courtesy of Didriks (CC)