CranApple Sauce: Sugar-Free, SCD/GAPS, Paleo

Condiments

Nov 06
Sugar-Free Cranberry Sauce, SCD/GAPS

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I am thinking about what I can prepare ahead of time. You can make this CranApple Sauce ahead!

Homemade cranberry sauce is one of those condiments that really add to the festive meal and it freezes well! This cranapple sauce recipe is a huge hit with all my family members – even those used to conventional canned cranberries that are made with huge amounts of high fructose corn syrup ugh!

It is also much healthier when you use organic cranberries and organic apples.

Most conventional cranberry products have lots of sugar and/or high fructose corn syrup added in order to make it palatable to consumers.

However, when you use fresh cranberries and make your own cranberry products, you can control the type and amount of sweetener you use.

Cranberries are Medicinal

Indigenous people have used cranberries for medicinal purposes for ages. Cranberries are especially used for urinary tract infections. Research has shown that the unique proanthocyanidins (PACs) in the cranberry actually inhibit the adhesion of bacteria, including E. coli, to the urinary tract epithelium.

These antioxidant compounds specific to the cranberry are critical in the prevention of UTI rather than the acidification of the urine as was previously hypothesized.

Additionally, cranberries are being studied for their beneficial effects on the heart, the gums and teeth, gastric ulcers and protection of the brain.

This is the time of the year to hoard organic cranberries as they are harder to come by than conventional berries. I buy many bags of these organic berries and freeze them for holidays in the spring and even early fall of the next year. They seem to stay indefinitely in the freezer.

You might also like the Cranberry Chutney recipe!

Check out how I use leftover cranapple sauce in this Cranberry Apple Gummies recipe!

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CranApple Sauce: Sugar-Free, SCD/GAPS

Sugar-Free Cranberry Sauce, SCD/GAPS

Homemade cranberry sauce.

  • Author: Dr. Jill
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 1.5 quart 1x
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Ingredients

  • Two 12 ounce bags of organic cranberries
  • 3 large organic apples that have been peeled (a sweet variety)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • One cinnamon stick
  • Lemon juice – a few squirts from a fresh lemon
  • 1/4 cup raw honey (where to buy)

Instructions

  1. Pour the cranberries into a strainer and rinse under running water
  2. In a 3 quart pot add the cranberries and the 1/2 cup water and bring to a boil
  3. Reduce heat and simmer until the berries are soft and mushy
  4. Pour the cooked cranberries back into the strainer with a large pot underneath
  5. With a firm spatula force the berries through, in order to remove the skins
  6. Place all the sauce back into the pot and put aside
  7. Chop the apples into small pieces
  8. Squirt the apples with the lemon juice
  9. Add the cinnamon stick to the pot
  10. Pour the apples into the pot with cranberries and place back on stove to simmer
  11. Cook and stir this mixture until the apples are very small chunks
  12. This requires a lot of stirring (wear an apron!)
  13. Remove from heat and cool
  14. Remove the cinnamon stick
  15. Add the honey (be sure to wait until the mixture has cooled before adding raw honey) to taste (it may take more than 1/4 cup)
  16. Divide into containers
  17. Use within 2 weeks or freeze

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