Apple Cranberry Sauce (Cranberry Relish)
This homemade apple cranberry sauce (aka, apple cranberry relish) is refined sugar free, instead being sweetened with maple syrup, honey, and fresh apples. It’s a little tart, a little sweet, and the perfect make ahead side dish for Thanksgiving!
Servings: 2 cups (about)
Ingredients
- 12 oz cranberries
- 2/3 cup apple juice (I used Simply Apple Juice; it’s 100% juice from pressed apples)
- 1 cup apples (peeled and diced)
- 2 tsp orange zest
- 1/3 cup - 1/2 cup pure maple syrup*
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine cranberries and apple juice together and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce to a simmer.
- Add in apples, orange zest, maple syrup, honey and spices. Stir until combined.
- Allow to simmer about 12-15 minutes, or until sauce has thickened. Remove from heat and allow to cool (sauce will continue to thicken as it cools).
- Store in the fridge until ready to serve, or if making the day of, it can be left at room temperature.
- Enjoy!
Notes
*If you prefer a sweeter sauce, I'd suggest using 1/2 cup of maple syrup (or more, truly depending upon your preference). I used a 1/3 cup in my recipe for a nice tart/sweet sauce.