Season’s Greetings!
Who doesn’t love a beautiful, festive looking cocktail around the holidays. With only three ingredients you can make some gorgeous candied cranberries to use as your garnish to cocktails and special dishes.
They give a little tang and sweetness to those special holiday drinks. They are so easy to make with sugar, water and a bag of fresh cranberries, they are sure to put a smile on your guest’s faces and help you get through the holidays a little easier.
Make sure to use parchment or wax paper on your tray, and that they are nicely settled in a single layer so they don’t stick together. You want to make sure they’re dry and the sugar is stuck to your cranberries before you store them in a container in a container in a cool dry place. They should last for up to a week, but I doubt they’ll you’ll be able to hold onto them for that long!
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Raw Sugared Cranberries
Ingredients
- 1 bag Fresh Cranberries
- 2 cups Sugar in the Raw (regular sugar is great too!)
- 2 cups Water
Instructions
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Add 1 cup sugar and water to pot. Heat and stir on medium until sugar is dissolved.
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Once sugar is dissolved, remove pot from heat. Add bag of fresh cranberries and stir to make sure all the berries are equally coated. Let sit in the pot for 5-10 minutes.
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Use slotted spoon to transfer cranberries to parchment paper lined tray or cookie sheet. Be sure to keep berries in a single layer so they don't stick together. Let cranberries dry for about 1/2 hour.
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Once cranberries are dry, pour remaining 1 cup of sugar over the berries and stir gently to coat.
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Let the sugared cranberry mixture sit on the tray until dry, about 1 hour.
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Transfer dried sugared cranberries to a container and store them in a cool dry place. They should hold up to a week.