Keto Cranberry Sauce

This keto cranberry sauce is the only sugar-free, low-carb, homemade cranberry sauce you’ll need! It’s packed with rich antioxidant cranberries and has an extra flavor kick from a little orange extract.

Did I mention it’s also super easy and fast to make? Enjoy this sweet, tangy, sugar-free cranberry sauce in under 20 minutes! I am telling you, it makes itself.

The best part is that you can make this recipe using fresh or frozen cranberries, so you have options.

If you’re a big fan of cranberries like we are, you’ll love our collection of keto cranberry recipes. It’s full of sugar-free, low-carb desserts and treats galore.

Low-Carb Cranberry Sauce

In our family, we REALLY love cranberries, and we really can’t get enough of them!

Because of our minor obsession with cranberries, this recipe was one of my highest priorities when we switched to a keto lifestyle. I’m not even kidding.

Our homemade cranberry sauce on Thanksgiving has always been sacred and an all-around favorite every year.

We even make jars of it for friends and family who have come to look forward to it during the holidays.

Believe it or not, most people in South Florida had never really had cranberry sauce, much less homemade cranberry sauce, with their turkey until we introduced it.

But guess what? Once they do, they become raving fans and wonder how on earth they lived without this tradition.

We’ve even been known to add our sauce as a topping to our keto pumpkin pies and cheesecakes, like our keto cranberry cheesecake!

Is Cranberry Keto-friendly? 

Since we love cranberries so much, I’ve been the girl who hoards bags of fresh cranberries and stashes them in the freezer to have all year round.

Honestly, there’s almost always a bag of cranberries in my freezer.

Now, you might wonder if cranberries are even allowed on a keto diet. I’m happy to tell you that they can definitely fit into your daily keto macros.

You might be surprised to hear that cranberries are pretty low in carbohydrates. They’re also high in fiber and vitamin C, making them a great superfood for a keto, low-carb lifestyle.

And since they are so flavorful, just a few berries go a long way, making it even easier to fit into your diet.

One cup of cranberries has only 12 grams of carbohydrates and almost 5 grams of fiber.

This makes them perfectly safe for keto because, as I mentioned, you typically wouldn’t eat an entire cup of cranberries. 

You must, of course, use only fresh or frozen, unsweetened raw berries. Or else they’ll be packed with sugar. Thankfully, they are readily available at most grocery stores in the fall!

How To Make Keto Cranberry Sauce

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Making this cranberry sauce is as easy as making any other homemade cranberry sauce. The main difference is that you will be swapping out regular sugar for a sugar-free alternative.

This sauce can be made several days in advance, saving you time and energy during the busy holidays. 

Now, when I say this recipe is simple, I mean it’s ridiculously easy! You’ll add the cranberries, water, orange extract, lemon juice, and sugar substitute and bring to a boil.

Then, it’s just letting the sauce simmer for 10 to 15 minutes until more than half of the cranberries have popped. And that’s all there is to it! 

Since raw cranberries are naturally high in pectin, the sauce thickens naturally once the berries are cooked down. That’s why they make such a great jam.

We always double this recipe so that we have plenty for everyone to enjoy on Turkey Day and have some leftovers.

Ingredients Needed

The following is a list of ingredients and tools you’ll need to make this very easy keto cranberry sauce recipe. Note that the full recipe card is below. 

• 12 oz. bag of fresh (or frozen) cranberries
• Granulated sugar substitute
• Orange extract
• Fresh orange zest
• 6qt saucepan with lid

Sugar Substitute Options

When it comes to choosing which sugar substitute to use for this homemade cranberry sauce, I have several options for you.

My number one choice is Lakanto Monk Fruit because the texture and flavor are what I have found to be the closest to real sugar and because the flavor fools your taste buds like nothing else I’ve found in the market.

Having said that, I’m also partial to the brand Swerve granulated sugar substitute, which is an erythritol blend. Similar to Lakanto, it uses sugar alcohols and has a 0% impact on blood sugar. This is a major plus when doing a keto diet.

Personally, I don’t like using stevia because I am sensitive to the aftertaste. But if that’s not the case for you, you could certainly use the stevia and erythritol-based brand Pyure for this recipe.

However, if you go this route, you will want to use only half the amount called for in the recipe since it’s much sweeter.

Lastly, if you can’t easily find a more natural sugar substitute, you can also use Splenda with great success. 

You will want to use Splenda, which has a bulking agent. It’s the one that comes in larger bags.

I don’t recommend Splenda Bake because it’s actually a half-sugar, half-sucralose product and will be too high in carbs to be considered keto-friendly.

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