This Sugar Free Cranberry Sauce is fragrant, fruity, sweet, and tangy. It's naturally sweetened, healthier than the traditional version, but still sticky and jammy. It's quick and easy to make, naturally vegan and gluten-free, and easily customisable. Plus, it can be made ahead for Thanksgiving and Christmas!

How to make this recipe
Scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe.
- Place the cranberries, date syrup and orange juice in a pan.
- Cook on a low heat, stirring regularly, for around 20 minutes or until softened and broken down.
Tip: Add little splashes of water if it starts to get dry whilst cooking.
- Taste and add more date syrup if necessary.
How long does this keep for?
This Cranberry Sauce keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days. It also freezes well.
Substitutions you can make
- You can use either fresh or frozen cranberries.
- You can replace the orange juice with apple juice.
- You can replace the date syrup with maple syrup, agave syrup, or any other sweetener.
- You can add orange zest.
- You can add ground or fresh grated ginger.
- You can add ground cinnamon!
More festive side dishes
- Scalloped Sweet Potato Gratin
- Cauliflower Cheese Gratin
- Green Bean Casserole
- Stuffing
- Pumpkin Quinoa Salad
- Potato Dauphinoise Gratin
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Watch how to make it
Sugar Free Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients
- 400 g (4 cups) fresh cranberries (or sub frozen cranberries)
- 400 ml (1 â…” cup) orange juice (freshly squeezed or from a carton)
- 6 tablespoons date syrup to taste (or sub any other sweetener)
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a pan.
- Cook on a low heat, stirring regularly, for around 20 minutes or until softened and broken down - add little splashes of water if it starts to get dry whilst cooking.
- Taste and add more date syrup if necessary.
- Keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days - also freezes well.
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Taylor
Perfect! I'll make again this Christmas!
Rhian Williams
Aw great thank you!
Amna
Delicious recipe!
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much!
Linda chernault
This is not sugar free in any sense. Sugar is sugar is sugar. You can call it healthy or healthy sweeteners but it is very misleading to call it sugar free. It looks very good just misleading.
Annie
Absolutely delicious! I just made this for Christmas dinner and it is a hit!
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much, so happy to hear that!