DOLCE DIET LIFESTYLE:
Supercharge Your Health With These Cranberry Sauce Recipes
by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD
Cranberries have lots of health benefits, including preventing and treating urinary tract infections, promoting feminine health, improving cardiovascular health and they can even act as a liver protectant.
As the holidays get closer, cranberry flavored everything tends to creep up on us. (Move over pumpkin!) Here are some simple, healthy cranberry recipes for you to try. Crunched for time? Try out our 3-Ingredient Cranberry Sauce recipe. Want that decadent cranberry smell to fill your home? Then try out our Slow Cooker version. You can’t really go wrong with the smell of a roasting turkey paired with the spice-filled scent of cranberry sauce!
3-Ingredient Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients
• 12 oz. fresh cranberries
• ¾ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• ½ cup honey
Directions
1. Combine cranberries, orange juice, and honey in sauce pan and simmer over medium heat, until berries pop and sauce thickens (relish-like consistency), about 10 – 15 minutes.
2. Cool completely and refrigerate or serve warm.
Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients
• 12 ounces fresh cranberries
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 cup coconut sugar
• Optional add-ins: pinch of ground ginger, a pinch of cinnamon and cloves, some chopped walnuts, or a splash of vanilla extract
Directions
1. Add all ingredients to the slow cooker and stir to combine.
2. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 7-8 hours, or until the cranberries have popped open and the sauce is bubbly.
3. Taste and stir in any extra sweetener or add-ins if desired. Serve warm. (Sauce thickens considerably upon cooling.)
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