Cranberries Anyone?

ilovelucy711
ilovelucy711 Posts: 381 Member
edited January 4 in Recipes
Here are some great low -calorie and low-sugar sauces for your Thanksgiving Dinner!

Cranberry Sauce :
Ingredients:
2 (12-ounce) bags of fresh cranberries, washed and sorted
1 cup crushed pineapple
1 cup orange juice
1 cup pomegranate juice
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions:
1. Add the cranberries, pineapple, orange juice, pomegranate juice and ginger to a saucepan and cook over medium heat for about 5 to 7 minutes.
2. When the berries start to pop, stir consistently until the mixture thickens.
3. Remove from heat. Stir in maple syrup and cloves. Chill until ready to serve.

Serves: 12

Nutrition Content (per serving):
74 calories, 0 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 19 g carbohydrates, 13 g sugars, 3 g fiber, 0 g protein, 4 mg sodium

Note: For a chunkier version, peel and chop three large oranges into bite-size pieces and add 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts to the cranberry mixture before chilling.

Nutrition Content (for chunky version):
122 calories, 3 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 24 g carbohydrates, 16 g sugars, 4 g fiber, 1 g protein, 4 mg sodium


Read More http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/blogs/vitamin-g/2010/11/healthy-recipe-lower-sugar-cra.html#ixzz2CKjhFNCW

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