Cranberry Sauce
/Did you grow up with cranberry sauce? The location of our holiday dinner determined whether or not we had cranberry sauce. However, as I grew older, I learned to love the canned jelly cranberry sauce. Do you know what's in Ocean Spray's Jellied Cranberry Sauce?
- Cranberries
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Corn Syrup
- Water
You can buy organic jellied cranberry sauce, but a brand I found is still in a metal can that is not BPA free. While the ingredients are slightly better, it still contains sugar and lemon juice concentrate. So why not make your own? It's so simple and I've got a great recipe for you. It's a modification of three different recipes I found as I wanted to maximize flavor, keep the recipe simple, and adhere to paleo guidelines. It's still quite a bit of sweetener due to the tartness of the cranberries so adjust as needed for your health needs.
Paleo Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients
6 cups cranberries
2 cups water
1 cup maple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
3 drops Young Living Tangerine Essential Oil (or 1 TB freshly squeezed orange juice
Directions
Combine ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and allow to cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let cool completely before serving. Once the sauce is cooler mash with a potato masher for chunkier sauce or run through a blender/food processor (I use my ninja) to have a smooth jelly. Makes approximately 10 servings, though it has yet to make it through a holiday meal!
