Honey Cranberry Sauce

In this delicious, naturally sweetened honey cranberry sauce, the honey adds a pleasant aroma and flavor to the classic Thanksgiving dish.

The secret ingredient in this delicious cranberry sauce recipe: honey! Unlike neutral-tasting sugar, honey adds a pleasant aroma and flavor to the classic sauce.

How do you make cranberry sauce with fresh berries?

It’s so easy! There’s really no reason to use canned sauce. The recipe card below provides the full instructions for making honey cranberry sauce. But basically you just cook fresh cranberries in water with a little honey until the fruit is very soft and starts to burst open.

Should cranberry sauce be served hot or cold?

I like it at room temperature. Cooling it, even just slightly, allows it to thicken, so its texture improves as it cools.

There’s one exception though. Although I do serve honey cranberry sauce on Thanksgiving, personally I’m not a fan of eating it with turkey.

My favorite way to enjoy honey cranberry sauce? Pour it while still warm over cool, creamy Greek yogurt. So good! It’s also wonderful as a sauce on these homemade almond flour pancakes. Or as a cheesecake topping!

Are cranberries healthy?

Yes, fresh cranberries are healthy. They are a good source of vitamin C and flavonoids. The problem is that their tartness causes most of us to consume them with added sugar. The best thing to do is to use less sugar, and to use a healthier, unrefined sweetener.

Is honey really healthier than white sugar?

That seems to be controversial. Some say that “sugar is sugar,” while others point out that honey IS more nutritious and less processed than granulated sugar. I think it certainly tastes better! And when one can choose between the two, it makes sense in my opinion to choose honey.

Do you have a low carb option?

If you are on a low carb diet, this honey cranberry sauce will obviously not work for you. In that case, you can replace the honey with a low carb granulated sweetener such as Swerve.

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Honey Cranberry Sauce

In this delicious, naturally sweetened honey cranberry sauce, the honey adds a pleasant aroma and flavor to the classic Thanksgiving cranberry sauce.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Rest time20 mins

Total Time45 mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cranberries

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 106kcal

Author: Vered DeLeeuw

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup honey
• 10 oz fresh cranberries

INSTRUCTIONS

• In a medium saucepan, combine the water and honey. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Add the cranberries. Return to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low.
• Simmer until cranberries are soft and some of them burst, 10-15 minutes
• Cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes, then refrigerate. Sauce will thicken as it cools.

NOTES

For a low-carb option, replace the honey with 1/2 cup Swerve. Nutritional breakdown for this option: Calories 21; carbs 5g; sugars 2g; fiber 2g.

NUTRITION INFO Nutrition info is approximate. It is calculated using the SparkPeople.com recipe calculator, and the carb count excludes sugar alcohols. Please read the disclaimers in our Terms of Use carefully before using any of our recipes.

Nutrition Facts

Honey Cranberry Sauce

Amount Per Serving

Calories 106

% Daily Value*

Sodium 2mg 0%

Total Carbohydrates 29g 10%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Sugars 25g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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