Tart, bright, sweet and nutty, this thick, chunky sauce is the perfect accompaniment to holiday poultry and pork. Got leftovers? Stir a bit of the sauce into mayonnaise and use it as a sweet-tart-rich sandwich spread; it’s great with turkey or ham. Cranberry-Walnut Sauce keeps in the refrigerator for 2 weeks or in the freezer for 2 months.
Keto Cranberry-Walnut Sauce
Ingredients List
- 1 cup whole walnuts
- 10 ounces fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/2 cup sugar-free maple-flavored syrup, we used Lakanto brand
- 1 Tbsp peeled, freshly grated ginger
- 3/4 tsp pure orange extract
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/8 tsp ground clove
- sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF (175ºC). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper then add the walnuts in a single layer. Bake until the nuts are a few shades darker and you can smell the aroma of toasted nuts, 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool, then chop the walnuts into smaller pieces. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the cranberries, maple-flavored syrup, ginger, orange extract, cinnamon stick, clove, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook until the berries begin to break open, 5 to 6 minutes. Keep cooking, stirring often, until berries are soft, about 10 minutes more.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the cranberry sauce cool and thicken for 5 minutes. Discard the cinnamon stick, stir in the chopped walnuts, then let the sauce cool to room temperature.
- Transfer the sauce to a serving bowl, then cover it with plastic wrap, pushing the wrap onto the surface of the sauce. Refrigerate and let thicken until ready to serve.
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Credits
RecipeEric Lundy
PhotographyErin Ng
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