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WW Recipe of the Day: Fresh Cranberry Relish with Orange, Apple and Walnuts
An easy, fresh and tangy alternative to canned cranberry sauce, I love the fresh flavors in this easy Weight Watchers cranberry relish.
With just 5 ingredients, you can make this no-cook recipe in minutes in your food processor (affiliate link).
No-Cook Cranberry Relish Recipe Notes
I love the fresh tangy flavor of this cranberry relish, but the flavor was a little too tart for me so I increased the sugar to 1/2 cup, which is still a significantly less than the original Ocean Spray version.
Fresh cranberry relish is a delicious accompaniment to chicken, turkey, pork or fish. I also love it stirred into vanilla yogurt and oatmeal and spread onto turkey sandwiches.
Be sure to use a thin skinned orange. If you are concerned that using the entire orange with its peel will be too strong or bitter, add some fresh orange zest instead. Then remove the peel and white pith before cutting the orange into chunks and adding it to the cranberries.
If you want to give the relish a different spin, try adding chopped cilantro or mint and minced jalapeno pepper. A little chopped fresh ginger is good too. You can make this no-cook relish up to 5 days ahead.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this No-Cook Fresh Cranberry Relish?
According to my calculations, each serving has about 75 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe, track it in the WW App!
(You must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)
2 SmartPoints (Green plan)
2 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
2 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
2 PointsPlus (Old plan)
Optional Additions
- 1 or 2 stalks of chopped celery
- 1 tablespoon orange liqueur
Watch this video and see how easy it is to make your own low-calorie cranberry relish recipe at home:
If you like this no-cook cranberry relish, be sure to check out my other easy, healthy Weight Watchers friendly recipes including Cranberry Jell-O Salad Made Lighter, Weight Watchers Cranberry Bars, Slow Cooker Apple Raspberry Cranberry Sauce, Slow Cooker Cranberry Apple Cake and Cranberry Caramel Slow Cooker Cookie Bars
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Weight Watchers Cranberry Relish Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 ounces fresh, or thawed frozen, cranberries
- 1 thin-skinned orange, unpeeled, cut into large chunks and seeds discarded**
- 1/3 cup sugar, or to taste. (I used 1/2 cup.)
- 1 medium red apple, unpeeled, cored and chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Combine the cranberries, orange and sugar in the food processor (affiliate link) and pulse until finely chopped.
- Add the apple and walnuts and pulse a few more times until well incorporated.
- Serve at once, or store covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 2 SmartPoints (Green plan) 2 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 2 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 2 PointsPlus (Old plan) **If you are concerned that the flavor from using the entire orange peel will be too bitter, add some fresh orange zest instead. Then remove the peel and white pith and cut the orange into chunks.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Source: slightly adapted from Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook, Fourth Edition
Favorite Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes for WW
More Favorite WW Friendly Cranberry Recipes
- Cranberry Orange Slow Cooker Beets
- Cranberry Pear Sauce
- Simple Homemade Fresh Cranberry Sauce
- Homemade Cranberry Apple Sauce
- Cranberry-Pineapple Sauce
- Cranberry Pear Butter
- Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce
- Cranberry Salsa
- Apple and Cranberry Sauce with Crystallized Ginger
- Dried Cherry Orange Cranberry Sauce
- Easy Cranberry Apple Pomegranate Sauce
I use package of sugar-free orange Jell-O instead of sugar it’s delicious.
Carol, how do you incorporate the jello? Just as the dry mix?
Martha, what a wonderful collection of homemade cranberry sauces.
Thank you so much for including my Simple Homemade Fresh Cranberry Sauce and
Homemade Cranberry Apple Sauce. I’ve pinned, yummed and tweeted.
Wishing you and your family a wonderfully delicious Thanksgiving.
Warmest wishes,
Nancy
I bought a bag of frozen cranberries and I’ve got to get them in the pot. Your recipe sure does look good and it saves on calories too.