Cranberry Sauce with Ginger (No White Sugar)

cranberry sauce in a white bowl on a wooden board.

5 from 3 votes

Cranberry Sauce with Ginger (No White Sugar)

This spiced ginger cranberry sauce is perfect for your holiday recipes, and is made without refined sugar. Easy to make, it comes together in around 15 minutes. Makes 3-4 servings.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American, British

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: servings

Calories: 50kcal

Author: Claire

Equipment

Pot
Wooden spoon

Ingredients

2 cups cranberries
1 tablespoon maple syrup (more if you prefer it sweeter)
⅛ teaspoon cardamom
⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon cinnamon optional if low histamine
¼ cup water

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Instructions

Add the cranberries, maple syrup, water, ginger, cinnamon and cardamom to a pot and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat to a very light simmer, and cook for 8-10 minutes. The cranberries will pop, but you can help them along with the back of a spoon. Stir occasionally.
Allow the sauce to cool, then enjoy!

Notes

Adjust the amount of maple syrup to taste preference for sweetness. You may wish to add another tbsp.
Fresh grated ginger can also be used. Simply peel, grate and add about ½ to 1 teaspoon to the pot, depending on how much spice you enjoy.
Note - cinnamon isn't always tolerated on a low histamine diet, so leave out unless you know you tolerate well.
Nutritional information is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.

Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance

All ingredients score 0 on the SIGHI list, with the exception of:

ginger, which scores 1.
cardamom scores 0, but has a note that some varieties may not be well tolerated.
cinnamon scores 0 on the SIGHI list, but other lists rate it as higher.

Nutrition