Low Sugar Cranberry Sauce

Low Sugar, Low Calorie Cranberry Sauce
by Eldon Pico, Guest Celeb Chef "Kiana's Fit Cooking Episodes, FitMomTV.com"

Ingredients:

4 Cups +/- fresh, raw cranberries

juice of 1 orange

1 wedge of fresh orange

1 red pear, cored and sliced

1 Tbs. chopped mint

1 Tbs. chopped cilantro

1 Cup mandarin orange segments

water

Start with about ¾ cup stevia, to taste
agave nectar optional

Preparation:

Rinse cranberries. Toss out any that are shriveled or going bad. Pick off any stems that may be hanging on. Put all ingredients into a sauce pan on medium heat. Cook gently, stirring occasionally. You may need to add more water as the sauce thickens. Add more stevia to sweeten to your liking. Or add agave nectar, which does not impact blood sugar and is a popular low glycemic sweetener that is natural, too.

Let Cranberry Mixture cool and add herbs and orange segments. Mix with ease to keep the segments whole.

Stevia can taste bitter, especially if too much is used to sweeten. The agave is a nice and natural alternative.

Enjoy!!!

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